On Monday, the Kansas City Royals (14-31, 4th AL Central) open a three-game interleague series on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals (24-19, 3rd NL Central).
The Royals lost on Saturday to the New York Yankees 8-3 and will conclude their three-game series with New York on Sunday. Kansas City has now lost 6 of its last 7 games overall.
The Cardinals were beaten on Saturday by Philadelphia 7-6 and have lost 5 of their last 7 overall. Greg Holland took the loss and dropped to 0-2 after allowing two hits and two runs while making just two outs during his stint on the mound.
Jorge Soler leads the Royals with a .303 batting average. Whit Merrifield has the team lead in hits with 52. Mike Moustakas leads the team in home runs with 10 and RBIs with 31. Kansas City has a team batting average of .259 while opposing hitters are averaging .281 at the plate against Royals pitching. On Monday, Kansas City will send Ian Kennedy to the mound. The right-hander on the season is 1-4 with an ERA of 4.98, 45 Ks and 18 BBs.
Tommy Pham leads the Cardinals with a .321 batting average and team high eight home runs. Jose Martinez leads in RBIs with 29 and hits with 49. St. Louis has a team batting average of .235, while opposing hitters are averaging .243 at the plate against Cardinals pitching. On Monday, St. Louis will send Miles Mikolas to the mound. The right-hander on the season is 5-0 with an ERA of 2.63, 37 Ks and 5 BBs.
