Kansas City Royals (18-16, third in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (13-19, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-3, 3.48 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Orioles: Kyle Gibson (0-1, 22.09 ERA, 3.54 WHIP, two strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -131, Royals +110; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Baltimore is 8-8 at home and 13-19 overall. The Orioles are 10-1 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Kansas City is 7-11 on the road and 18-16 overall. The Royals have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the AL at .231.
The teams match up Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Royals lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan O'Hearn has three doubles, six home runs and 13 RBI while hitting .300 for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 12-for-39 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with five home runs while slugging .346. Maikel Garcia is 13-for-38 with four doubles and two RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .225 batting average, 4.71 ERA, outscored by 23 runs
Royals: 8-2, .277 batting average, 1.92 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (neck), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zachary Eflin: 15-Day IL (lat), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chayce McDermott: 15-Day IL (lat), Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Royals: Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Salvador Perez: day-to-day (hip), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cole Ragans: day-to-day (groin), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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