Royals play the Mariners with 1-0 series lead
Kansas City Royals (13-19, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (16-17, third in the AL West) Seattle; Saturday, 9:40 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (1-1, 2. 63 ERA, 1. 17 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Mariners: Emerson Hancock (2-1, 2.
86 ERA, 0. 98 WHIP, 32 strikeouts) LINE: Mariners -149, Royals +124; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Seattle Mariners leading the series 1-0. Seattle has a 10-8 record in home games and a 16-17 record overall.
Mariners pitchers have a collective 3. 79 ERA, which ranks seventh in the majors. Kansas City is 13-19 overall and 4-12 in road games.
The Royals have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at . 241. Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.