San Francisco Giants (75-79, fourth in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (82-72, second in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 5:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (0-1, 3.02 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Royals: Brady Singer (9-11, 3.53 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 159 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Royals -205, Giants +170; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the San Francisco Giants looking to end their four-game home skid.
Kansas City has an 82-72 record overall and a 45-34 record in home games. The Royals have a 31-14 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
San Francisco has a 34-42 record on the road and a 75-79 record overall. The Giants have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.13.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Maikel Garcia has 27 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 58 RBI for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 13-for-38 with two home runs over the last 10 games.
Heliot Ramos has 22 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 70 RBI for the Giants. Mike Yastrzemski is 7-for-37 with a double, four home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 3-7, .229 batting average, 3.40 ERA, even run differential
Giants: 4-6, .221 batting average, 3.09 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Royals: James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chris Stratton: 15-Day IL (forearm), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (thumb), Michael Lorenzen: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Will Smith: 15-Day IL (back), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (back), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Giants: Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Harrison: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robbie Ray: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Wilmer Flores: 60-Day IL (knee), Randy Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Keaton Winn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jung Hoo Lee: 60-Day IL (labrum), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (head)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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