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Has Cleveland clinched yet? When will this season be over?
Game times and pitching matchups are as follows:
- Friday, August 24 — 7:15 PM CDT — Mike Clevinger versus Brad Keller
- Saturday, August 25 — 6:15 PM CDT — Corey Kluber versus Heath Fillmyer
- Sunday, August 26 — 1:15 PM CDT — Shane Bieber versus Jorge López
All stats courtesy of FanGraphs and Baseball Reference
Cleveland at Kansas City pitching matchups
| Pitcher | G | IP | K | K% | BB | BB% | ERA | FIP | xFIP | SIERA | fWAR | rWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | G | IP | K | K% | BB | BB% | ERA | FIP | xFIP | SIERA | fWAR | rWAR |
| Game 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Clevinger | 25 | 157.2 | 155 | 24.0 | 53 | 8.2 | 3.25 | 3.49 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Brad Keller | 35 | 100.1 | 67 | 16.1 | 40 | 9.6 | 3.32 | 3.72 | 4.33 | 4.62 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Game 2 | ||||||||||||
| Corey Kluber | 26 | 174.1 | 166 | 24.6 | 23 | 3.4 | 2.74 | 3.25 | 3.20 | 3.33 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| Heath Fillmyer | 11 | 45.1 | 27 | 13.9 | 23 | 11.8 | 4.57 | 5.63 | 5.26 | 5.47 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Game 3 | ||||||||||||
| Shane Bieber | 13 | 74.1 | 76 | 24.0 | 15 | 4.7 | 4.36 | 3.02 | 3.51 | 3.55 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Jorge López | 12 | 29.1 | 21 | 16.2 | 18 | 13.9 | 3.99 | 4.55 | 5.07 | 5.29 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
The difference in the pitching matchups lies in the difference between a club that can develop pitching and one that cannot. Heath Fillmyer has allowed as many walks as Corey Kluber does this season in 129 fewer innings.
Cleveland position players
| Name | Pos | PA | HR | R | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | wRC+ | fWAR | rWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos | PA | HR | R | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | wRC+ | fWAR | rWAR |
| José Ramírez (S) | 3B | 549 | 37 | 87 | 91 | 28 | .298 | .410 | .624 | .426 | 172 | 8.2 | 7.8 |
| Francisco Lindor (S) | SS | 581 | 29 | 105 | 76 | 19 | .289 | .369 | .542 | .384 | 143 | 6.5 | 7.0 |
| Michael Brantley (L) | LF | 504 | 14 | 73 | 68 | 8 | .301 | .357 | .470 | .355 | 123 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Yan Gomes | C | 349 | 12 | 44 | 40 | 0 | .253 | .307 | .428 | .314 | 95 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Jason Kipnis (L) | 2B | 483 | 11 | 50 | 49 | 5 | .221 | .311 | .353 | .295 | 82 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Yonder Alonso (L) | 1B | 461 | 20 | 51 | 71 | 0 | .246 | .310 | .431 | .319 | 98 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH/1B | 446 | 27 | 58 | 85 | 2 | .232 | .319 | .477 | .339 | 112 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Erik González | IF | 121 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | .287 | .322 | .409 | .317 | 97 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Yandy Díaz | 3B/1B | 46 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .341 | .370 | .432 | .348 | 118 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Melky Cabrera (S) | RF/LF | 164 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 0 | .275 | .317 | .450 | .326 | 104 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Brandon Guyer | OF | 169 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 1 | .193 | .284 | .367 | .288 | 77 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Greg Allen (S) | CF | 206 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 11 | .251 | .291 | .330 | .271 | 66 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Roberto Pérez | C | 166 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .160 | .242 | .236 | .219 | 30 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
Those first two guys on the list are good at baseballs. There are some other guys who do baseballing less good.
Poll
How will the Royals fare this weekend?
This poll is closed
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24%
Royals lose two of three
(23 votes) -
75%
Royals get swept
(70 votes)