Royals take road losing streak into matchup with the Phillies

Associated Press

Kansas City Royals (74-75, third in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (89-60, first in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (7-7, 3.00 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Phillies: Aaron Nola (4-8, 6.24 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 79 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -162, Royals +135; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals hit the road against the Philadelphia Phillies looking to break a three-game road skid.

Philadelphia has an 89-60 record overall and a 51-23 record in home games. The Phillies are 45-9 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Kansas City has a 74-75 record overall and a 34-40 record in road games. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.74 ERA, which ranks second in the AL.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 51 home runs while slugging .566. Brandon Marsh is 17 for 39 with three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with 30 home runs while slugging .469. Salvador Perez is 7 for 38 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 9-1, .317 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs

Royals: 4-6, .217 batting average, 4.76 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Edmundo Sosa: day-to-day (groin), Jose Alvarado: 15-Day IL (forearm), Daniel Robert: 60-Day IL (forearm), Trea Turner: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Wheeler: 60-Day IL (blood clot), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (finger)

Royals: Michael Wacha: 7-Day IL (concussion), Seth Lugo: 15-Day IL (back), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (abductor), Steven Cruz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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