Mariners host the Royals to open 4-game series
Kansas City Royals (39-45, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (43-40, second in the AL West)
Seattle; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (4-7, 3.33 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Mariners: George Kirby (1-4, 5.40 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -162, Royals +135; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Kansas City Royals to start a four-game series.
Seattle has gone 20-19 at home and 43-40 overall. The Mariners have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .324.
Kansas City has a 19-21 record in road games and a 39-45 record overall. The Royals have gone 25-9 in games when they did not allow a home run.
The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 32 home runs while slugging .643. Dominic Canzone is 9 for 33 with four home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with 12 home runs while slugging .417. Bobby Witt Jr. is 13 for 42 with five doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .283 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
Royals: 3-7, .216 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Collin Snider: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)
Royals: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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