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The Toronto Blue Jays (14-15) are favorites (-167) on the moneyline when they take on the Kansas City Royals (17-12) Monday at 7:07 PM ET, live on SN1.
Yariel Rodriguez starts for Toronto while Jonathan Bowlan is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.
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Blue Jays and Royals Betting Trends
The Blue Jays are 11-6 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 64.7% of those games).
Toronto has gone 2-1 (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -167 or shorter.
The Royals have won 11, or 55%, of the 20 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Kansas City has played as an underdog of +141 or more twice this season and lost both games.
In the 29 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Blue Jays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 11 times (11-17-1).
The Royals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in nine of their 29 opportunities.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays are the fifth-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.6 runs per game (103 total).
Toronto averages 0.8 home runs per game to rank 24th in MLB action with 24 total home runs .
The Blue Jays rank 23rd in the majors with a .226 batting average.
Toronto’s hitters strike out 7.2 times per game, the fifth-lowest average in MLB.
The Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
Toronto has a 4.30 team ERA that ranks 22nd among all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have scored the 13th-most runs in the league this season with 133 (4.6 per game).
Kansas City has hit 29 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the majors.
The Royals’ .235 batting average ranks 22nd in the league this season.
Kansas City is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking second with an average of 6.8 strikeouts per game.
The Royals strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.19 ERA this year, fifth-best in baseball.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Rodriguez makes the start for the Blue Jays, his fourth of the season. He is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings pitched.
Daulton Varsho is batting .233 this season with a team-high six home runs and 14 RBI.
Justin Turner leads Toronto in batting with a .306 average while slugging two homers and driving in 12 runs.
George Springer is slashing .219/.311/.343 this season for the Blue Jays.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 24 hits and an OBP of .323 to go with a slugging percentage of .336 this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send out Bowlan for his first start of the season.
Salvador Perez paces the Royals with seven home runs and 26 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .340.
Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .308 with eight doubles, four triples, four home runs and seven walks.
Maikel Garcia is batting .223 with four doubles, a triple, four home runs and nine walks.
Vinnie Pasquantino has five doubles, four home runs and 16 walks while batting .217.
Blue Jays and Royals Injuries
Blue Jays: Kevin Kiermaier: 10 Day IL (Hip), Chad Green: 15 Day IL (Teres major), Bowden Francis: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Alek Manoah: 15 Day IL (Shoulder)
Royals: Carlos Hernandez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Brentz: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Alec Marsh: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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