Kansas City Royals (20-41, fifth in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (35-26, third in the NL West)
San Francisco; Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Jonathan Heasley (0-0); Giants: TBD
LINE: Giants -246, Royals +202; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Kansas City Royals looking to extend a five-game home winning streak.
San Francisco has a 19-13 record in home games and a 35-26 record overall. Giants pitchers have a collective 3.97 ERA, which ranks eighth in the NL.
Kansas City is 20-41 overall and 8-20 in road games. The Royals have a 6-28 record in games when they have allowed a home run.
The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Thairo Estrada has 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 26 RBI while hitting .272 for the Giants. Mike Yastrzemski is 6-for-33 with three doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
Salvador Perez leads Kansas City with nine home runs while slugging .416. MJ Melendez is 7-for-34 with two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 7-3, .202 batting average, 2.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
Royals: 3-7, .253 batting average, 5.63 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Giants: Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (groin), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (neck strain), LaMonte Wade Jr: 10-Day IL (left knee), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (ankle), Steven Duggar: 60-Day IL (oblique), Matthew Boyd: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Royals: Joel Payamps: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (flexor), Matt Peacock: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Gabe Speier: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Zack Greinke: 15-Day IL (flexor), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Edward Olivares: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Cam Gallagher: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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