The Kansas City Royals are not heading in the right direction after losing five of their last six games. The Royals will look to turn things around by sending Danny Duffy to the mound. He is 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. The Royals have struggled at the plate having scored nine runs in their last three games. Three is a watershed number for the Royals as they have scored three or fewer runs in seven of their first 10 games and they are 1-5 this season when scoring three or fewer runs.

The Chicago Cubs have been playing well all season and it shows, with them winning six of their last seven games. The Cubs will look to keep the hot run going by handing the ball to Alec Mills. He is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA and three strikeouts this season. The Cubs have had their offense going all season, having scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last seven games. The Cubs are 5-1 this season when scoring four or more runs.

The Royals have two problems today. Their offense has been nonexistent and Duffy has been up and down in his two starts. The Cubs bats have been producing runs and Mills had a nice outing in his last start. The only thing I don't like about the Cubs is their pen but they pitched well yesterday.

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