Cleveland Guardians (85-76, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (68-93, fifth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Parker Messick (12-9, 2.55 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 191 strikeouts); Royals: Daniel Lynch (6-6, 4.13 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -151, Royals +123; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals are looking to stop their three-game home losing streak with a win against the Cleveland Guardians.

Kansas City has gone 40-40 at home and 68-93 overall. The Royals have gone 30-17 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Cleveland has a 44-36 record on the road and an 85-76 record overall. The Guardians have a 29-9 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The teams meet Sunday for the 13th time this season. The Guardians lead the season series 7-5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carter Jensen leads the Royals with 64 extra base hits (35 doubles, two triples and 27 home runs). Vinnie Pasquantino is 12 for 36 with two doubles, four home runs and 13 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Chase DeLauter has 30 doubles, three triples and 16 home runs for the Guardians. Angel Martinez is 13 for 38 with five doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 2-8, .277 batting average, 7.22 ERA, outscored by 25 runs

Guardians: 9-1, .263 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

INJURIES: Royals: Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luinder Avila: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Guardians: Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist)

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