Phillies host the Royals on home winning streak

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Kansas City Royals (74-74, third in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (88-60, first in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Saturday, 6:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Ryan Bergert (2-2, 3.48 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Phillies: Taijuan Walker (4-8, 4.03 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -149, Royals +125; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies, on a five-game home winning streak, host the Kansas City Royals.

Philadelphia has an 88-60 record overall and a 50-23 record in home games. The Phillies have a 44-9 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Kansas City is 34-39 in road games and 74-74 overall. The Royals are 36-7 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has 21 doubles, two triples, 50 home runs and 124 RBIs for the Phillies. Max Kepler is 11 for 35 with a double, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Maikel Garcia has 36 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 69 RBIs while hitting .292 for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 12 for 38 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 8-2, .307 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs

Royals: 4-6, .204 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Edmundo Sosa: day-to-day (groin), Jose Alvarado: 15-Day IL (forearm), Daniel Robert: 60-Day IL (forearm), Trea Turner: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Wheeler: 60-Day IL (blood clot), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (finger)

Royals: Michael Wacha: 7-Day IL (concussion), Seth Lugo: 15-Day IL (back), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (abductor), Steven Cruz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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