Royals take 3-game losing streak into matchup with the Orioles

Kansas City Royals (38-57, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (44-51, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (5-6, 4.77 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Orioles: Kyle Bradish (5-9, 3.75 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 101 strikeouts)

LINE: Orioles -160, Royals +131; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals are looking to break their three-game slide with a victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Baltimore is 26-25 at home and 44-51 overall. The Orioles have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .320.

Kansas City has a 38-57 record overall and a 17-31 record in road games. The Royals have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .318.

Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Orioles have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has 16 doubles and 20 home runs for the Orioles. Tyler O'Neill is 5 for 20 with a double, four home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Carter Jensen has 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 49 RBIs while hitting .243 for the Royals. Tyler Tolbert is 14 for 30 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .230 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by four runs

Royals: 3-7, .273 batting average, 5.48 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

Royals: Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), 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), 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.