Kansas City Royals (38-58, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (45-51, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (3-6, 4.56 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Orioles: Shane Baz (4-9, 4.21 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 90 strikeouts)
LINE: Orioles -155, Royals +126; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals enter the matchup against the Baltimore Orioles as losers of four straight games.
Baltimore has a 27-25 record in home games and a 45-51 record overall. The Orioles have a 21-8 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Kansas City is 17-32 in road games and 38-58 overall. The Royals have the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play at .246.
Sunday’s game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Orioles have a 4-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward has 19 doubles, six home runs and 25 RBIs for the Orioles. Tyler O’Neill is 5 for 21 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. has 21 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs while hitting .285 for the Royals. Tyler Tolbert is 13 for 28 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 6-4, .236 batting average, 3.84 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Royals: 3-7, .264 batting average, 5.23 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)
Royals: Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (lat), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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