Royals host the Brewers to begin 3-game series

Updated May. 6, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

Milwaukee Brewers (20-13, first in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (20-15, third in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Bryse Wilson (2-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (2-2, 3.44 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Royals -146, Brewers +123; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals start a three-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.

Kansas City is 20-15 overall and 13-7 at home. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.36 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.

Milwaukee has gone 13-6 on the road and 20-13 overall. The Brewers have a 9-2 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 10 doubles, five triples and four home runs for the Royals. Michael Massey is 11-for-34 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

Willy Adames leads the Brewers with six home runs while slugging .453. William Contreras is 11-for-39 with four doubles, a home run and six RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .236 batting average, 3.86 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Brewers: 5-5, .237 batting average, 5.50 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Royals: Alec Marsh: 15-Day IL (forearm), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Jake Brentz: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Carlos Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Brewers: Joey Wiemer: 10-Day IL (knee), Gary Sanchez: day-to-day (hamstring), Wade Miley: 60-Day IL (elbow), D.L. Hall: 15-Day IL (knee), Christian Yelich: 10-Day IL (back), J.B. Bukauskas: 15-Day IL (lat), Garrett Mitchell: 60-Day IL (finger), Devin Williams: 60-Day IL (back), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Clarke: 15-Day IL (meniscus), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (elbow)

___

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

share

in this topic

Milwaukee Brewers

Major League Baseball

Kansas City Royals

William Contreras

Cole Ragans

Bryse Wilson

Milwaukee Brewers

Kansas City Royals

MLB - Milwaukee Brewers vs. Kansas City Royals - 05/06/2024