Seattle Mariners (25-27, second in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (20-31, fourth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (5-3, 3.45 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Royals: Stephen Kolek (2-0, 4.24 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -140, Royals +117; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals aim to break their four-game skid when they take on the Seattle Mariners.

Kansas City has a 20-31 record overall and a 13-14 record in home games. The Royals have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .235.

Seattle is 25-27 overall and 11-12 on the road. The Mariners are 10th in MLB play with 59 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Royals lead the season series 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino has four doubles, two triples and five home runs for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 10 for 37 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

Luke Raley leads the Mariners with 10 home runs while slugging .548. Randy Arozarena is 12 for 33 with four doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 1-9, .213 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

Mariners: 5-5, .206 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Royals: James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Matt Strahm: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Mariners: Gabe Speier: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Cal Raleigh: 10-Day IL (side), Will Wilson: 10-Day IL (thumb), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf)

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