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Orioles begin 3-game series with the Royals

Kansas City Royals (17-15, third in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (12-18, fifth in the AL East) Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (1-3, 3.38 ERA, 1.

Twins visit the Red Sox to begin 3-game series

Minnesota Twins (13-19, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (17-16, second in the AL East) Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Joe Ryan (2-2, 3.18 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (2-0, 3.27 ERA, 1.

Cardinals play the Mets in first of 3-game series

New York Mets (21-11, first in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (14-18, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Clay Holmes (3-1, 2.64 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Cardinals: Sonny Gray (3-0, 3.

Pirates host the Padres to open 3-game series

San Diego Padres (19-11, second in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (12-20, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (1-2, 5.76 ERA, 1.

Phillies start 3-game series against the Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks (17-14, fourth in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (17-14, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (3-1, 4.41 ERA, 1.

Dodgers take 5-game win streak into game against the Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers (21-10, first in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (14-16, third in the NL East) Atlanta; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2, 1.06 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Braves: Grant Holmes (2-1, 4.

Brewers take on the Cubs in first of 3-game series

Chicago Cubs (19-13, first in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (16-16, third in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Ben Brown (2-2, 6.04 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Brewers: Quinn Priester (1-0, 3.

Stowers leads Marlins against the Athletics after 4-hit outing

Athletics (17-15, third in the AL West) vs. Miami Marlins (12-18, fifth in the NL East) Miami; Friday, 7:10 p.m.

White Sox take on the Astros in first of 3-game series

Houston Astros (16-14, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (8-23, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (1-3, 4.00 ERA, 1.

Angels aim to break 6-game slide, play the Tigers

Detroit Tigers (20-12, first in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (12-18, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Friday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.34 ERA, 1.