San Francisco is on a 4-6 run and plays its fifth straight on the road. The offense is 20th in slugging and 28th in steals. The defense is 18th in fielding percentage and the pitching staff is 18th in ERA and 22nd in WHIP. Landen Roupp walks too many batters (21 in 41+ innings), including 11 free passes in 12+ innings on the road. He'll go 4-to-5 innings and the bullpen is 16th in ERA (4.00) and 21st in WHIP. Kansas City's pitching is 11th in ERA (3.83) while the defense is 10th in fielding percentage. The offense is ninth in runs and 12th in slugging. The Royals are very good at home (45-34) and their +97 run differential is second-best in the AL behind the Yankees. Brady Singer has a 2.90 ERA at home where he's holding batters to a .230 average. The Royals have won eight of Singer's last nine starts against the NL West. Play Kansas City.
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