Royals host the Brewers to start 3-game series

Milwaukee Brewers (5-1) vs. Kansas City Royals (3-3)

Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Chad Patrick (0-0, 2.08 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, four strikeouts); Royals: Luinder Avila (0-0)

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Milwaukee Brewers to begin a three-game series.

Kansas City had an 82-80 record overall and a 43-38 record at home last season. The Royals pitching staff had a collective 3.74 ERA while averaging 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2025 season.

Milwaukee went 97-65 overall and 45-36 on the road a season ago. The Brewers scored 5.0 runs per game in the 2025 season while giving up 3.9.

INJURIES: Royals: Michael Wacha: day-to-day (illness), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (calf), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Brewers: Andrew Vaughn: 10-Day IL (hand), Steward Berroa: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Craig Yoho: 15-Day IL (calf), Rob Zastryzny: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Chourio: 10-Day IL (hand), Quinn Priester: 15-Day IL (wrist), Akil Baddoo: 60-Day IL (quadricep)

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