Mariners bring 2-1 series lead over Royals into game 4

Kansas City Royals (40-47, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (45-41, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Thursday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (5-5, 2.74 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Evans (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -158, Royals +132; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Kansas City Royals with a 2-1 series lead.

Seattle is 45-41 overall and 22-20 at home. The Mariners have the eighth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .324.

Kansas City has a 20-23 record in road games and a 40-47 record overall. The Royals have a 32-16 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Thursday’s game is the fourth time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh has 16 doubles and 33 home runs for the Mariners. Randy Arozarena is 14 for 39 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Bobby Witt Jr. has 30 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs for the Royals. Jonathan India is 10 for 39 with four doubles over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .252 batting average, 3.35 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Royals: 2-8, .212 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Collin Snider: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Royals: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), 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.