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Royals play the Mariners with 1-0 series lead | AP News
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Mariners aim to avoid series sweep against the Royals | AP News
Kansas City Royals (14-19, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (16-18, third in the AL West)Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (2-1, 3.74 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo (0-2, 6.35 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)LINE: Mariners -140, Royals +118; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners play in the last game of a three-game series. The Royals will sweep the series with a win.Seattle is 10-9 at home and 16-18 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.69 ERA, which ranks sixth in the majors.Kansas City has a 14-19 record overall and a 5-12 record on the road. The Royals are 8-15 in games when they have given up at least one home run.Sunday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena leads the Mariners with a .281 batting average, and has nine doubles, a triple, three home runs, 16 walks and 12 RBIs. Julio Rodriguez is 16 for 44 with three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games. Carter Jensen is sixth on the Royals with eight extra base hits (two doubles and six home runs). Jac Caglianone
Red Sox play the Astros with 1-0 series lead | AP News
Houston Astros (12-21, fourth in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (13-19, fifth in the AL East)Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (3-0, 2.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Red Sox: Connelly Early (2-1, 2.84 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)LINE: Red Sox -124, Astros +104; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Houston Astros.Boston is 13-19 overall and 6-8 at home. The Red Sox have the eighth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .234.Houston has a 12-21 record overall and a 4-13 record in road games. The Astros have hit 41 total home runs to rank eighth in the majors.Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Astros are ahead 3-1 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras has three doubles, seven home runs and 20 RBIs while hitting .264 for the Red Sox. Marcelo Mayer is 11 for 28 with three doubles over the past 10 games. Yordan Alvarez has a .341 batting average to lead the Astros, and has nine doubles and 12 home runs. Christian Walker is 15 for 40 with three home runs and eight RBIs over
Royals play the Mariners with 1-0 series lead | AP News
Kansas City Royals (13-19, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (16-17, third in the AL West)Seattle; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (1-1, 2.63 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Mariners: Emerson Hancock (2-1, 2.86 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)LINE: Mariners -149, Royals +124; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Seattle Mariners leading the series 1-0.Seattle has a 10-8 record in home games and a 16-17 record overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.79 ERA, which ranks seventh in the majors.Kansas City is 13-19 overall and 4-12 in road games. The Royals have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .241.Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Cole Young has four doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 RBIs while hitting .276 for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez is 16 for 44 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games. Bobby Witt Jr. has two home runs, 17 walks and 15 RBIs while hitting .288 for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 14 for 45 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST