Royals try to continue win streak, play the Guardians

Kansas City Royals (62-75, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (68-68, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (6-7, 4.61 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 116 strikeouts); Guardians: Parker Messick (10-8, 2.50 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 156 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -193, Royals +169; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will look to keep a three-game win streak alive when they play the Cleveland Guardians.

Cleveland is 31-36 in home games and 68-68 overall. The Guardians have a 20-8 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Kansas City is 62-75 overall and 26-45 in road games. The Royals have a 50-27 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Sunday's game is the 10th time these teams meet this season. The Royals are up 5-4 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase DeLauter has 22 doubles, three triples and 13 home runs for the Guardians. Steven Kwan is 14 for 42 with a double over the past 10 games.

Bobby Witt Jr. has 28 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs for the Royals. Jac Caglianone is 16 for 40 with three doubles, a home run and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 7-3, .261 batting average, 2.87 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

Royals: 9-1, .301 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 33 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back), Chase DeLauter: day-to-day (hamstring), Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg), Slade Cecconi: 15-Day IL (arm)

Royals: Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Michael Massey: 7-Day IL (head), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (elbow), 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)

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