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)
Phillies -134, Royals +113; over/under is 9 runs
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