Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals meet in game 2 of series
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Kansas City Royals (41-89, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (72-56, first in the AL West)
Seattle; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Jordan Lyles (3-14, 6.01 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (11-5, 3.77 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 146 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mariners -245, Royals +198; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners play the Kansas City Royals, leading the series 1-0.
Seattle has a 72-56 record overall and a 35-28 record in home games. The Mariners have the best team ERA in the AL at 3.72.
Kansas City is 41-89 overall and 18-49 on the road. The Royals have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the AL at .243.
The teams meet Saturday for the sixth time this season. The Mariners lead the season series 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with a .279 batting average, and has 30 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs, 40 walks and 80 RBI. Teoscar Hernandez is 19-for-45 with two home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 58 extra base hits (24 doubles, eight triples and 26 home runs). Nelson Velazquez is 7-for-35 with three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 9-1, .327 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs
Royals: 2-8, .252 batting average, 4.71 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Emerson Hancock: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tom Murphy: 10-Day IL (thumb), Marco Gonzales: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jarred Kelenic: 10-Day IL (foot), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robbie Ray: 60-Day IL (flexor), Easton McGee: 60-Day IL (forearm), Evan White: 60-Day IL (adductor)
Royals: Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Pratto: 10-Day IL (groin), Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Staumont: 60-Day IL (neck), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Vinnie Pasquantino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (flexor)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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