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Baltimore Orioles (11-12, third in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (7-16, fifth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Shane Baz (0-2, 4.91 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (2-1, 3.97 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)
LINE: Royals -133, Orioles +112; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will try to stop their eight-game skid when they play the Baltimore Orioles.
Kansas City is 5-6 at home and 7-16 overall. The Royals have a 3-1 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Baltimore is 11-12 overall and 5-6 on the road. Orioles hitters are batting a collective .226, which ranks 10th in the AL.
The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has a .287 batting average to lead the Royals, and has six doubles. Maikel Garcia is 9 for 42 with a home run and two RBIs over the past 10 games.
Jeremiah Jackson has two doubles and five home runs for the Orioles. Leody Taveras is 9 for 30 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 2-8, .218 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by 20 runs
Orioles: 5-5, .207 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Royals: Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Orioles: Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (ankle), Dietrich Enns: 15-Day IL (foot), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (groin), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O'Neill: 7-Day IL (illness)
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Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Shane Baz (0-2, 4.91 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (2-1, 3.97 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)
LINE: Royals -133, Orioles +112; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will try to stop their eight-game skid when they play the Baltimore Orioles.
Kansas City is 5-6 at home and 7-16 overall. The Royals have a 3-1 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Baltimore is 11-12 overall and 5-6 on the road. Orioles hitters are batting a collective .226, which ranks 10th in the AL.
The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has a .287 batting average to lead the Royals, and has six doubles. Maikel Garcia is 9 for 42 with a home run and two RBIs over the past 10 games.
Jeremiah Jackson has two doubles and five home runs for the Orioles. Leody Taveras is 9 for 30 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 2-8, .218 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by 20 runs
Orioles: 5-5, .207 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Royals: Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Orioles: Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (ankle), Dietrich Enns: 15-Day IL (foot), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (groin), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O'Neill: 7-Day IL (illness)
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