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The Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals will meet on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday in a battle of division rivals. The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Carl Pavano in this game. Pavano has a 3-4 record and a 6.33 ERA this season. The Royals will counter Pavano with Zach Greinke. Righthander Greinke has a 0.60 ERA to go along with a 7-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 220-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians scored twice in the eighth inning and came away with a 6-5 win over the Royals on Wednesday, as +105 underdogs. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Mark DeRosa went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Indians. Aaron Laffey earned the win, while Kerry Wood added his sixth save. Jose Guillen had two hits and drove in two runs for the Royals, who were -115 favorites. Sidney Ponson gave up two runs in relief and was tagged with the loss. Team records: Cleveland: 15-26 SU Kansas City: 21-19 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a win are 1-9 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 1-9 Before playing St. Louis are 7-3 After playing Cleveland are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Kansas City is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland Kansas City is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games Next up: Cleveland at Cincinnati, Friday, May 22 Kansas City at St. Louis, Friday, May 22