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The red hot Royals take on a somewhat cold Cleveland Guardians club Monday to begin their three-game series.
The Royals sit within our top 3 rankings at the moment while Cleveland has fallen off the Top 10 as a result of a lackluster showing of late. The Guardians have lost six of their last ten games and their reduced output has been a concern throughout the month of August.
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Kansas City definitely comes into this series with a bit of an edge when it comes to facing off against Cleveland. They are 7-3 in their last ten meetings.
Cole Ragans fell to 10-8 after allowing five runs — four earned — in five-plus innings Tuesday against the Angels. This poor showing comes after three straight winning starts and five wins over his prior six.
Guardians activated Nick Sandlin (lower back inflammation) from the 15-day IL.
The Royals do come into Monday's game having lost two straight in Philadelphia.
"(The past two games against Philadelphia) will have no impact on what we do (Monday), or here on forward," said Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro, whose team had won seven of eight before losing two in a row.
The Guardians had the best record in the majors entering play on June 26, nine games up on the Twins and 10 on the Royals. Since then, Cleveland is 24-29.
"You want to play meaningful games down the stretch," Guardians All-Star David Fry, who hit his 13th homer of the season in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Rangers, told Bally Sports Cleveland.
"These next four games are going to be fun."
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