Diamondbacks visit the Royals on 3-game road win streak

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Arizona Diamondbacks (77-68, second in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (64-81, fifth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Corbin Burnes (0-0); Royals: Michael Wacha (9-8, 3.36 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 143 strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -122, Royals -101; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Kansas City Royals trying to prolong a three-game road winning streak.

Kansas City has a 64-81 record overall and a 38-35 record in home games. The Royals have hit 151 total home runs to rank 10th in the AL.

Arizona is 36-37 in road games and 77-68 overall. The Diamondbacks have a 55-26 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Tuesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with a .283 batting average, and has 30 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs, 59 walks and 51 RBIs. Jac Caglianone is 14 for 40 with a home run and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ketel Marte is second on the Diamondbacks with 49 extra base hits (24 doubles, three triples and 22 home runs). Gabriel Moreno is 11 for 39 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .241 batting average, 4.80 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Diamondbacks: 6-4, .224 batting average, 3.10 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Royals: Jac Caglianone: day-to-day (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luinder Avila: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Diamondbacks: Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryne Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Thompson: 60-Day IL (back), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (arm), Zac Gallen: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.