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8:10 pm EDT Tue May 11, 2010

It’s been a rough first five weeks for the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals, but both clubs feel they can still salvage their seasons. The Indians look to build on their first win in a week when they open a three-game series Tuesday night against a Royals team trying to avoid extending its season-high losing streak to six games. Cleveland arrives in Kansas City after beating Detroit 7-4 on Sunday to snap a five-game skid. No. 7 hitter Mark Grudzielanek had a season-best three hits and drove in two runs, while No. 8 hitter Andy Marte had three RBIs for the Indians, who won for the third time in 12 games. Cleveland’s problems have stemmed from an ineffective offense. The Indians, 8 1/2 games behind AL Central-leading Minnesota, have scored the majors’ third-fewest runs and have the AL’s second-worst slugging percentage. Grady Sizemore, still seeking his first homer of the season, is in the middle of this lackluster offense, hitting .197 with seven RBIs in the last 18 games.

Kansas City’s sluggish offense has also contributed to its recent problems, with the team plating two runs or fewer five times in the last eight games. Jose Guillen, who leads the Royals with eight home runs and 21 RBIs, has done little offensively in the last 13, batting .133 with one homer and three RBIs. Kansas City suffered its fifth straight defeat with Sunday’s 6-4 loss to Texas, falling to a season-worst 10 games below the break-even mark. Although Kansas City has dropped 10 of 13 and is already 10 games back of the Twins, the team insists it’s not worried. Brian Bannister takes the mound for Kansas City in the opener trying to bounce back from his worst outing of the season. After allowing two runs or fewer in four of his first five starts, Bannister was tagged for seven runs and seven hits in three innings of a 9-2 loss to Chicago on Wednesday. The right-hander hopes things go more smoothly with the Indians in town. He’s 4-1 with a 2.34 ERA in eight career starts against Cleveland. The Indians counter with Jake Westbrook, who has been battling tightness and soreness in his back.