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Kansas City Royals<\/a> (74-75, third in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> (89-60, first in the NL East)<\/p>\n Philadelphia; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron<\/a> (7-7, 3.00 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Phillies: Aaron Nola<\/a> (4-8, 6.24 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 79 strikeouts)<\/p>\n BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -162, Royals +135; over\/under is 9 runs<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals hit the road against the Philadelphia Phillies looking to break a three-game road skid.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber<\/a> leads the Phillies with 51 home runs while slugging .566. Brandon Marsh<\/a> is 17 for 39 with three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a> leads the Royals with 30 home runs while slugging .469. Salvador Perez<\/a> is 7 for 38 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 9-1, .317 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs<\/p>\n Royals: 4-6, .217 batting average, 4.76 ERA, outscored by 11 runs<\/p>\n INJURIES: Phillies: Edmundo Sosa<\/a>: day-to-day (groin), Jose Alvarado<\/a>: 15-Day IL (forearm), Daniel Robert<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Trea Turner<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Alec Bohm<\/a>: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Wheeler<\/a>: 60-Day IL (blood clot), Jordan Romano<\/a>: 15-Day IL (finger)<\/p>\n Royals: Michael Wacha<\/a>: 7-Day IL (concussion), Seth Lugo<\/a>: 15-Day IL (back), Bailey Falter<\/a>: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Harvey<\/a>: 15-Day IL (abductor), Steven Cruz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic<\/a>: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Cole Ragans<\/a>: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n What did you think of this story?\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n recommended\n <\/p>\n
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