Marlins take on the Royals after Stowers’ 3-home run game
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Kansas City Royals (47-50, third in the AL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (44-51, third in the NL East)
Miami; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: TBD; Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (4-9, 7.22 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 71 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -121, Marlins +101; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins take on the Kansas City Royals after Kyle Stowers hit three home runs on Sunday in an 11-1 win over the Orioles.
Miami has a 20-27 record at home and a 44-51 record overall. The Marlins have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .253.
Kansas City has a 23-24 record in road games and a 47-50 record overall. The Royals have an 18-2 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Agustin Ramirez has 20 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 41 RBIs for the Marlins. Stowers is 11 for 28 with four home runs over the past 10 games.
Vinnie Pasquantino ranks fourth on the Royals with 30 extra base hits (14 doubles, a triple and 15 home runs). Salvador Perez is 10 for 36 with two doubles, four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 5-5, .248 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
Royals: 7-3, .257 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
INJURIES: Marlins: Jesus Tinoco: 60-Day IL (forearm), Connor Norby: 10-Day IL (wrist), Edward Cabrera: day-to-day (elbow), Max Meyer: 60-Day IL (hip), Ryan Weathers: 60-Day IL (lat), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Royals: Michael Lorenzen: 15-Day IL (oblique), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Mark Canha: 10-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (elbow), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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