The Cleveland Guardians are in a tailspin and may need the All-Star break to regroup They’ve lost 12 of 16 games. Their dominance over the Royals has featured five straight wins this season, and a recent three-game sweep from May 30 to June 1. Yet, even with an off-day advantage, the Guardians are not worthy of tailing in this spot. Take the Royals, who should be the latest to thrive at the plate against Cleveland.

The Guardians have now lost four straight games and they are second worst in the league in the past two weeks at 5-12. The Royals haven’t looked much better in terms of their record at 5-9 in that span but they have actually been playing pretty well. Their bullpen is a weakness, but they had a lead in all four games against the red hot Astros and won their series before that. The Royals bullpen has been very bad, but the Guardians bullpen has actually been worse in the past 30 days. The Guardians also aren’t hitting right now with Josh Naylor and Oscar Gonzalez both injured. I like the Royals at home.