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The Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals clash in the first of a three-game series on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium, at 8:10 p.m.
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Jesus Luzardo (6-4, 3.88 ERA) gets the start for the Phillies, who are 49-39 this season and second in the NL East.
Michael Wacha (5-5, 3.31 ERA) is the expected starter for the Royals, who are 35-53 and fifth in the AL Central.
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Kansas City Royals - Venue: Kauffman Stadium - Time: 8:10 p.m.
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Phillies vs.
Royals odds - Favorite Moneyline: Phillies -155 - Underdog Moneyline: Royals +130 - Total: 9 - Total Over Odds: -105 - Total Under Odds: -115 Injury reports Phillies Brad Keller: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Johan Rojas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Lat) Royals Vinnie Pasquantino: 10 Day IL (Hand), Kyle Isbel: 10 Day IL (Foot), Maikel Garcia: 10 Day IL (Hand), Nick Mears: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Connor Seabold: 15 Day IL (Lat), Jonathan India: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cole Ragans: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Estevez: 60 Day IL (Foot), James McArthur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Salvador Perez: day-to-day (Elbow) Stats to know - Philadelphias Bryce Harper has hit 20 home runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
He has also tallied 57 RBIs (13th in MLB) and has scored 56 runs.
In 369 plate appearances, he has recorded a .274 BA, .374 OBP and .532 SLG with a 14.4% walk rate and a 19.5% strikeout rate.
He has been effective on the base paths, recording five steals on eight attempts.
- In 375 plate appearances, Kyle Schwarber is hitting .250/.365/.570 with a .935 OPS.
He has hit 30 long balls (1st in MLB), driven in 55 runs (18th in MLB) and scored 55 times.
- Kansas Citys Bobby Witt Jr.
is slashing .290/.362/.470 this season with 12 home runs, 36 RBIs and an OPS of .832.
He has a 16.9% strikeout rate and a 10.2% walk rate in 362 plate appearances, and he has scored 44 total runs.
Witt has recorded 29 steals on 33 attempts.
- In 312 plate appearances, Carter Jensen has slashed .251/.314/.452 this season.
He has hit 13 long balls and driven in 47 runs with a strikeout rate of 26.9% and a walk rate of 8.7%.
and has scored 41 runs.
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