Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T.
Royals at Guardians 6PM ET—Michael Lorenzen will start for KC. Lorenzen appeared in 26 games in 2024 delivering an ERA of 3.31 with WHIP of 1.24. The righthander struck out 18.1% with 11.2% walks. Grounders sat at 41.8% with 1.17 home runs per nine innings. In two starts on the year he allowed four earned runs with ten strikeouts in 11 1/3rd innings. Luis Ortiz gets the start for Cleveland. Ortiz had 37 starts last season delivering an ERA of 3.32 with WHIP of 1.11. The righty fanned 19.2% with 7.6% walks. Grounders sat at 39.7% with 1.06 home runs per nine innings. He has two starts in 2025 allowing ten earned runs with five strikeouts in 10 2/3rd innings.