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Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> (49-39, second in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals<\/a> (35-53, fifth in the AL Central)<\/p>\n Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Jesus Luzardo<\/a> (6-4, 3.88 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 116 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha<\/a> (5-5, 3.31 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)<\/p>\n LINE: Phillies -159, Royals +130; over\/under is 9 runs<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals open a three-game series at home against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.<\/p>\n Kansas City has a 35-53 record overall and a 19-25 record in home games. The Royals are 22-12 in games when they scored at least five runs.<\/p>\n Philadelphia is 49-39 overall and 24-18 in road games. Phillies hitters have a collective .403 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the NL.<\/p>\n The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr.<\/a> has 20 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs while hitting .290 for the Royals. Jac Caglianone<\/a> is 9 for 39 with a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n Bryce Harper<\/a> has 16 doubles, two triples and 20 home runs for the Phillies. 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