Kansas City at Los Angeles

Kansas City is on a 6-10 run and plays its third straight on the West Coast. The offense is 26th in runs scored, 22nd in on-base percentage, 17th in steals, and 17th in slugging. Starter Michael Lorenzen has a 5.75 ERA on the road, where the home teams are batting .285 off him. Los Angeles plays its third straight at home after beating the Royals last night, 3-2. Young starter Mitch Farris has a 3.00 ERA at home. He beat the Royals in Kansas City in his first start earlier this month, 5-1, allowing one run and three hits in five innings as a +140 underdog. Play Los Angeles.