Seattle Mariners (24-27, third in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (20-30, fourth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (2-4, 4.45 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (2-3, 5.40 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)
LINE: Mariners -136, Royals +114; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Seattle Mariners on Friday to start a three-game series.
Kansas City is 20-30 overall and 13-13 in home games. The Royals have a 10-24 record in games when they have given up a home run.
Seattle has a 24-27 record overall and a 10-12 record in road games. Mariners hitters have a collective .376 slugging percentage to rank 10th in the AL.
The teams square off Friday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino has four doubles, two triples and five home runs for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 10 for 36 with three home runs over the past 10 games.
Randy Arozarena has 13 doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 9 for 39 with a double and two RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 1-9, .224 batting average, 4.54 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
Mariners: 5-5, .211 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Royals: Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lane Thomas: day-to-day (hamstring), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Matt Strahm: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)