Kansas City Royals (74-73, third in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (87-60, first in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (5-10, 4.63 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 110 strikeouts); Phillies: Walker Buehler (0-0)

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Kansas City Royals looking to continue a four-game home winning streak.

Philadelphia is 87-60 overall and 49-23 at home. The Phillies have hit 184 total home runs to rank fifth in the NL.

Kansas City is 74-73 overall and 34-38 on the road. The Royals are 48-15 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Friday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has 20 doubles, two triples and 50 home runs while hitting .242 for the Phillies. Max Kepler is 10 for 36 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with 30 home runs while slugging .470. Michael Massey is 11 for 32 with two doubles over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 8-2, .305 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs

Royals: 4-6, .197 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Phillies: 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.