A series opener between the San Francisco Giants (74-78) and Kansas City Royals (82-71) is on deck Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET, at Kauffman Stadium.
The Royals are a home favorite (-164) against the Giants (+138). The scheduled starters are Michael Wacha (13-7) for the Kansas City Royals, and Mason Black (0-4) for the San Francisco Giants.
The Royals’ matchup Wednesday versus the Tigers ended in a 4-2 loss. Yuli Gurriel went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the defeat, while Alec Marsh threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out five en route to taking the loss.