Kansas City Royals (79-78, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (70-87, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Stephen Kolek (5-6, 3.54 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (6-11, 4.05 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 168 strikeouts)

Angels -123, Royals +103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Los Angeles Angels.

Los Angeles has gone 37-39 in home games and 70-87 overall. The Angels are 44-29 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Kansas City has a 36-40 record in road games and a 79-78 record overall. Royals hitters have a collective .309 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.

The teams squar

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