BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics begin a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Friday. The Athletics are 36-53 overall and 15-27 at home. The Athletics have a 17-8 record in games ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves begin a three-game series at home against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Atlanta is 24-19 in home games and 39-47 overall. The Braves are 32-16 in games when they ...

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals come into the matchup with the Chicago Cubs as losers of three in a row. Chicago is 52-35 overall and 28-15 in home games. Cubs hitters are batting a collective ...

Maikel Garcia leads the Royals with a .305 batting average, and has 22 doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 30 walks and 39 RBIs. Bobby Witt Jr. is 13 for 42 with a home run and six RBIs over the ...

The Washington Nationals take on the Boston Red Sox after James Wood had five hits against the Tigers on Thursday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins begin a three-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. Miami has a 39-46 record overall and a 19-25 record in home games. The Marlins have gone 25-7 ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Cincinnati Reds to open a three-game series. Philadelphia has a 51-36 record overall and a 28-15 record at home. The Phillies have the second-ranked ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays start a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Toronto is 49-38 overall and 29-16 at home. The Blue Jays have a 19-6 record in games ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies host the Chicago White Sox to open a three-game series. Colorado has a 20-67 record overall and a 9-34 record in home games. The Rockies have gone 8-51 in games when ...

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Texas Rangers on Friday to begin a three-game series. San Diego is 46-40 overall and 25-14 in home games. Padres pitchers have a collective 3.71 ERA, which ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners start a three-game series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Seattle has a 45-42 record overall and a 22-21 record at home. The Mariners have hit 114 ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers open a three-game series at home against the Houston Astros on Friday. Los Angeles is 56-32 overall and 33-14 in home games. The Dodgers have a 38-13 record in ...