Royals look to end losing streak in matchup with the Padres

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San Diego Padres (48-48, third in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (38-59, fifth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Michael King (6-7, 3.41 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 92 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (3-6, 4.56 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 86 strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -115, Royals -106; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the San Diego Padres after losing five in a row.

Kansas City is 21-26 at home and 38-59 overall. The Royals have a 25-12 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

San Diego is 21-24 in road games and 48-48 overall. The Padres have gone 28-14 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with a .286 batting average, and has 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 39 walks and 39 RBIs. Lane Thomas is 13 for 38 with two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Manny Machado has 16 doubles and 19 home runs while hitting .203 for the Padres. Jackson Merrill is 11 for 39 with a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 3-7, .271 batting average, 5.72 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Padres: 5-5, .232 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Royals: Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (lat), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Padres: Freddy Fermin: 10-Day IL (head), Luis Campusano: day-to-day (abdomen), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (knee), Samad Taylor: 10-Day IL (oblique), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Randy Vasquez: 15-Day IL (ankle), David Morgan: 15-Day IL (knee), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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