ANAHEIM, CA (AP) – Kansas City Royals (29-30, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (29-32, fourth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Brad Keller (6-4, 5.50 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 51 strikeouts) Angels: Griffin Canning (4-4, 5.82 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)
The Angels are 17-16 on their home turf. Los Angeles ranks sixth in the majors in hitting with a .247 batting average, Jared Walsh leads the club with an average of .297.
The Royals have gone 13-15 away from home. Kansas City has hit 57 home runs this season, last in the American League. Salvador Perez leads them with 14, averaging one every 16.4 at-bats.
The Angels won the last meeting 8-1. Andrew Heaney secured his fourth victory and Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, and two RBIs for Los Angeles. Kris Bubic took his first loss for Kansas City.