Milwaukee Brewers @ Kansas City Royals
Royals square off against the Brewers in series rubber match
Milwaukee Brewers (6-2) vs. Kansas City Royals (4-4)
Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Kyle Harrison (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, four strikeouts)
Royals -124, Brewers +104; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Kansas City had an 82-80 record overall and a 43-38 record at home last season. The Royals averaged 2.9 extra base hits per game, including 1.0 home run.
Milwaukee had a 97-65 record overall and a 45-36 record in road games last season. The Brewers averaged 2.8 extra base hits per game, including 1.0 home run.
INJURIES: Royals: Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), 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: Sal Frelick: day-to-day (side), Andrew Vaughn: 10-Day IL (hand), 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.
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 6 | 2 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | W4 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | W2 |
| St. Louis | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | L2 |
| Chicago | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.5 | L1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 5 | 3 | .625 | - | W2 |
| Kansas City | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
| Detroit | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | L1 |
| Chicago | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | W2 |

