Kansas City Royals (79-79, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (71-87, fifth in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (6-11, 4.70 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Angels: Mitch Farris (1-2, 6.52 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels and Kansas City Royals play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Los Angeles has a 38-39 record at home and a 71-87 record overall. The Angels are third in the AL with 220 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.

Kansas City is 79-79 overall and 36-41 in road games. The Royals have a 40-10 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Thursday’s game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Angels are ahead 3-2 in the seas

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