Royals and Phillies play, winner takes 3-game series

Philadelphia Phillies (50-40, second in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (36-54, fifth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (10-3, 2.00 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (4-6, 4.95 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -199, Royals +161; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Kansas City Royals and the Philadelphia Phillies are looking for a series win with a victory on Monday.

Kansas City has a 36-54 record overall and a 20-26 record in home games. The Royals have an 18-9 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Philadelphia has a 50-40 record overall and a 25-19 record in road games. The Phillies have hit 120 total home runs to rank sixth in MLB play.

Monday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jac Caglianone has 12 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs for the Royals. Carter Jensen is 11 for 41 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 30 home runs while slugging .567. Trea Turner is 13 for 45 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 2-8, .184 batting average, 7.32 ERA, outscored by 49 runs

Phillies: 6-4, .262 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Royals: Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (lat), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (hand), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Phillies: Brad Keller: 15-Day IL (forearm), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

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