Orioles begin 3-game series with the Royals May 7 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Kansas City Royals (8-15, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (10-15, fourth in the AL East)Baltimore; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Carlos Hernandez (0-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.89 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Orioles: Jordan Lyles (2-1, 2.95 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) LINE: Orioles -119, Royals +101; Paul Coffey Jersey over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Kansas City Royals on Saturday to open a three-game series.Baltimore has a 10-15 record overall and a 7-6 record at home. The Orioles have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .303.Kansas City is 6-9 at home and 8-15 overall. The Royals are 2-5 in games decided by one run.The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.TOP PERFORMERS: Cedric Mullins has seven doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 RBI for Antti Niemi Jersey the Orioles. Ryan Mountcastle is 9-for-32 with a double, three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.Bobby Witt Jr. has five doubles, a triple, a home run and seven RBI while hitting .229 for the Royals. Edward Olivares is 11-for-29 with three doubles over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .253 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by five runsRoyals: 3-7, .221 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by 16 runsINJURIES: Orioles: Alexander Wells: 10-Day IL (elbow), Chris Ellis: 10-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 10-Day IL (oblique)Royals: Carlos Santana: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cam Gallagher: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Brentz: 10-Day IL (flexor) Carl Hagelin Men Jersey , Adalberto Mondesi: 10-Day IL (knee), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (shoulder)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by in this topic American League Major League Baseball Baltimore Orioles Kansas City Royals Edward Olivares Alexander Wells John Means Dean Kremer Chris Ellis Cedric Mullins Cam Gallagher Jordan Lyles Ryan Mountcastle Tyler Zuber Kansas City Royals Baltimore Orioles share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and Mario Lemieux Kids Jersey returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kris Letang Men Jersey Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS