Griffin leads Pirates against the Royals following 4-hit performance

Kansas City Royals (67-87, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (77-77, third in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Saturday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (9-8, 3.84 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 149 strikeouts); Pirates: Bubba Chandler (8-9, 4.28 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 132 strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -117, Royals -104; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Kansas City Royals after Konnor Griffin's four-hit game on Friday.

The Pirates have a 77-77 record overall and a 40-36 record in home games. The Pirates have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.20.

The Royals have a 67-87 record overall and a 28-51 record on the road. The Royals have a 29-17 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Gonzales has 26 doubles, a triple and six home runs for the Pirates. Brandon Lowe is 13 for 36 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Carter Jensen leads the Royals with 24 home runs while slugging .450. Michael Massey is 11 for 40 with a double, two home runs and two RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 6-4, .289 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Royals: 3-7, .198 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Esmerlyn Valdez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Braxton Ashcraft: 15-Day IL (arm), Isaac Mattson: 15-Day IL (hip), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm)

Royals: Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luinder Avila: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.