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Cleveland at Kansas City

September 27, 2026
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I had Cleveland on Thursday in Boston, and a 1-0 win cashed it with Joey Cantillo throwing five scoreless innings. That's the Guardians team I expect to see in this finale, not the one that has combined with Kansas City for 37 runs over the last two nights. Cleveland wrapped up the AL Central with Saturday's 11-5 win. Parker Messick starts with a 2.55 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP, and he's expected to throw only a few innings to stay fresh for the Division Series. The rest of the game goes to a Cleveland bullpen with a 3.54 ERA, against a Royals club that has lost three straight and eight of its last ten. The White Sox hit Daniel Lynch IV hard his last time out. The start before that, he held Houston scoreless over five innings, and his 1.14 WHIP says he usually keeps runners off base. The Guardians rank 26th in OPS, and this is the day after a clinch with nothing left to win. The UNDER is where I want to be this afternoon.

1 unit on Game Total UNDER 8.5 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
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