Mariners aim to avoid series sweep against the Royals
Kansas City Royals (14-19, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (16-18, third in the AL West) Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (2-1, 3. 74 ERA, 1. 19 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo (0-2, 6.
35 ERA, 1. 73 WHIP, 26 strikeouts) LINE: Mariners -140, Royals +118; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners play in the last game of a three-game series. The Royals will sweep the series with a win.
Seattle is 10-9 at home and 16-18 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3. 69 ERA, which ranks sixth in the majors.
Kansas City has a 14-19 record overall and a 5-12 record on the road. The Royals are 8-15 in games when they have given up at least one home run. Sunday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.