Royals and Braves play to determine series winner

Atlanta Braves (45-61, fourth in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (53-55, third in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Joey Wentz (2-2, 5.76 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Royals: Angel Zerpa (3-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -125, Braves +107; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Kansas City Royals and the Atlanta Braves are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.

Kansas City has a 53-55 record overall and a 27-28 record at home. The Royals have gone 17-3 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Atlanta is 45-61 overall and 19-35 in road games. The Braves are 26-47 in games when they have allowed a home run.

The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 18 home runs while slugging .458. Maikel Garcia is 12 for 38 with three doubles, two triples, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Matt Olson has 26 doubles and 18 home runs while hitting .264 for the Braves. Michael Harris II is 16 for 39 with two doubles, three triples and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .245 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

Braves: 2-8, .238 batting average, 7.66 ERA, outscored by 29 runs

INJURIES: Royals: Salvador Perez: day-to-day (elbow), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Jac Caglianone: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Nick Loftin: 7-Day IL (concussion), 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), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Braves: Ronald Acuna: 10-Day IL (achilles), Grant Holmes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)

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