Marlins play the Royals leading series 1-0

Miami Marlins (70-69, third in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (62-77, fifth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Eury Perez (7-10, 3.44 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 142 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (9-8, 3.98 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 131 strikeouts)

LINE: Royals -113, Marlins -109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals.

Kansas City is 62-77 overall and 36-31 in home games. The Royals are 50-27 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Miami has a 70-69 record overall and a 28-42 record on the road. The Marlins have a 52-24 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams match up Wednesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jac Caglianone leads the Royals with 23 home runs while slugging .496. Carter Jensen is 9 for 35 with three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Javier Sanoja has 28 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 52 RBIs while hitting .283 for the Marlins. Otto Lopez is 11 for 40 with a double and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 7-3, .272 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

Marlins: 5-5, .227 batting average, 3.59 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Royals: Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Michael Massey: 7-Day IL (head), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Luinder Avila: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Marlins: Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), Xavier Edwards: 10-Day IL (thumb), Pete Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (nerve), William Kempner: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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