Kansas City Royals (28-52 Jake Marisnick Jersey , fifth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Indians (43-36, second in the AL Central)Cleveland; Wednesday, 1 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Jakob Junis (4-6, 5.18 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 84 strikeouts) Indians: Trevor Bauer (5-6, 3.69 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 122 strikeouts)Article continues below ...LINE: Indians favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE:The Indians are 17-15 against opponents from the AL Central. ERA of 3.92. Shane Bieber leads the team with a 3.83 ERA.The Royals are 12-27 on the road. Kansas City has hit 80 home runs as a team this season. Jorge Soler leads the club with 21, averaging one every 14.2 at-bats.TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Santana leads the Indians with 34 extra base hits and is batting .290. Jason Kipnis is 16-for-37 with a double Joe Jimenez Jersey , a triple, four home runs and 14 RBIs over the last 10 games for Cleveland.Whit Merrifield leads the Royals with 102 hits and has 42 RBIs. Soler is 5-for-36 with three home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games for Kansas City.LAST 10 GAMES: Indians: 7-3, .294 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runsRoyals: 6-4, .260 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runsIndians Injuries: Danny Salazar: 60-day IL (shoulder), Jefry Rodriguez: 10-day IL (shoulder), Dan Otero: 10-day IL (shoulder) http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , Corey Kluber: 60-day IL (arm), Mike Clevinger: 10-day IL (ankle), Carlos Carrasco: 10-day IL (undisclosed), Bradley Zimmer: 60-day IL (shoulder), Jake Bauers: day-to-day (ankle).Royals Injuries: Trevor Oaks: 60-day IL (hip), Jesse Hahn: 60-day IL (elbow), Adalberto Mondesi: 10-day IL (groin), Salvador Perez: 60-day IL (elbow). It sounds hyperbolic but it really isn’t: The Red Sox are playing like the worst team in baseball right now. (John Tomase; WEEI)Alex Cora, for his part, isn’t going to use the World Series..."It sounds hyperbolic but it really isn’t: The Red Sox are playing like the worst team in baseball right now. (John Tomase; WEEI)Alex Cora Alan Trammell Jersey , for his part, isn’t going to use the World Series hangover excuse. (Christopher Smith; Masslive)Being in Arizona means it’s a return for J.D. Martinez to the place where he really became comfortable sharing his vast hitting wisdom. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe) ($)The slugger looks back fondly on his short time in the desert and would have happily gone back in free agency. (Jesse Sanchez; MLB.com)Meanwhile, down in the minors, Dustin Pedroia is looking good in A-Ball on his rehab assignment. (Andrew Mahoney; Boston.com)Speaking of the farm system, the man in charge of it all breaks it down. (Chad Jennings; The Athletic) ($$)The minor-league season just got underway, and Sox Prospects has some All-Stars from the system on the hitting side. (Connor Sullivan; Sox Prospects)