Kansas City Royals (29-28, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (27-32, fourth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Monday, 9:38 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Jackson Kowar (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Angels: Dylan Bundy (0-6, 6.49 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)
LINE: Angels -132, Royals +113; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles and Kansas City will play on Monday.
The Angels are 15-16 on their home turf. Los Angeles has hit 74 home runs this season, ninth in the American League. Shohei Ohtani leads the team with 16, averaging one every 12.4 at-bats.
The Royals have gone 13-13 away from home. Kansas City has hit 56 home runs this season, last in the American League. Salvador Perez leads them with 14, averaging one every 15.9 at-bats.
The Royals won the last meeting 6-1. Brad Keller earned his first victory and Perez went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs for Kansas City. Griffin Canning took his first loss for Los Angeles.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ohtani leads the Angels with 30 extra base hits and is slugging .573.
Perez leads the Royals with 14 home runs and is slugging .514.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 5-5, .223 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Royals: 6-4, .287 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
INJURIES: Angels: Jose Quintana: (shoulder), Luke Bard: (hip), Mike Trout: (calf), Dexter Fowler: (knee), Franklin Barreto: (right elbow).
Royals: Daniel Tillo: (undisclosed), Jesse Hahn: (shoulder), Danny Duffy: (forearm), Adalberto Mondesi: (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
