Cleveland Guardians (18-19, second in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (17-19, third in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (1-1, 3.67 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (1-4, 5.29 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)

LINE: Royals -131, Guardians +110; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians enter the matchup with the Kansas City Royals as losers of three games in a row.

Kansas City has a 17-19 record overall and an 11-7 record in home games. The Royals have a 3-5 record in games decided by one run.

Cleveland is 18-19 overall and 9-12 in road games. The Guardians have an 11-2 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Wednesday’s game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Royals hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carter Jensen leads the Royals with six home runs while slugging .407. Bobby Witt Jr. is 13 for 44 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has eight doubles, six home runs and 14 RBIs for the Guardians. David Fry is 6 for 16 with three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 8-2, .267 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

Guardians: 3-7, .231 batting average, 4.02 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Royals: Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 15-Day IL (groin), Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)

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New York Mets (13-22, fifth in the NL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (14-22, fifth in the NL West)

Denver; Wednesday, 9:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Freddy Peralta (1-3, 3.52 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Rockies: Michael Lorenzen (2-3, 6.09 ERA, 1.76 WHIP, 24 strikeouts)

LINE: Mets -166, Rockies +140; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies head into a matchup with the New York Mets as losers of five games in a row.

Colorado has a 14-22 record overall and a 7-10 record at home. The Rockies are 8-18 in games when they have allowed a home run.

New York has a 13-22 record overall and a 7-10 record on the road. The Mets have the sixth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.93.

The matchup Wednesday is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Rockies have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mickey Moniak has seven doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Rockies. Troy Johnston is 12 for 34 with two doubles over the past 10 games.

Francisco Alvarez leads the Mets with four home runs while slugging .396. Juan Soto is 10 for 36 with two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .249 batting average, 5.11 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Mets: 4-6, .218 batting average, 3.39 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Rockies: McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (tricep), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mets: Joey Gerber: 15-Day IL (finger), A.J. Minter: 15-Day IL (lat), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day IL (thumb), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (back), Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (wrist), Kodai Senga: 15-Day IL (spinal lumbar ), Jared Young: 10-Day IL (knee), Francisco Lindor: 10-Day IL (calf), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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