At Kauffman Stadium on Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks (51-49) begin a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals (55-45), at 8:10 PM ET.
The favored Royals (-157 moneyline odds) take the field at home against the Diamondbacks (+134). The starting pitchers are Cole Ragans (6-6) for the Kansas City Royals, and Yilber Diaz (1-0) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Royals won 4-1 over the White Sox yesterday in their most recent game. Maikel Garcia went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead them offensively while Seth Lugo was picked up the victory after throwing nine innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out six.