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The Toronto Blue Jays (15-15) and Justin Turner (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-138) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Kansas City Royals (17-13) on Tuesday at 7:07 PM ET on SN1.
Toronto’s Jose Berrios and Kansas City’s Cole Ragans have been named the starters for this contest.
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Blue Jays and Royals Betting Trends
The Blue Jays have been the moneyline favorite 18 total times this season. They’ve finished 12-6 in those games.
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -138 or shorter, Toronto has a record of 3-1 (75%).
This season, the Royals have been the underdog 21 times and won 11, or 52.4%, of those games.
Kansas City has entered seven games this season as the underdog by +116 or more and is 2-5 in those contests.
In the 30 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Blue Jays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times (12-17-1).
The Royals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of their 30 opportunities.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays have the No. 24 offense in MLB action scoring 3.6 runs per game (109 total runs).
Toronto is 20th in MLB with 27 total home runs.
The Blue Jays are 23rd in the majors with a .230 batting average.
Toronto strikes out 7.2 times per game to rank fifth in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
Toronto has a 4.29 team ERA that ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have scored 138 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
Kansas City’s 31 home runs rank 11th in Major League Baseball.
The Royals have a team batting average of .237 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.8 Ks per contest.
The Royals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the big leagues.
Kansas City has pitched to a 3.30 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Berrios (4-1) gets the starting nod for the Blue Jays in his seventh start of the season. He has a 1.23 ERA in 36 2/3 innings pitched, with 28 strikeouts.
Turner is batting .311 with 15 RBI, both of which rank first among Toronto hitters this season.
Daulton Varsho is slugging .500 this season, with a team-best six homers while driving in 14 runs.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has collected 26 base hits, an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .351 this season.
George Springer is batting .218 with an OBP of .306 and a slugging percentage of .336 this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Ragans (1-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
Salvador Perez paces the Royals with seven home runs and 26 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .346.
Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .306 with eight doubles, four triples, four home runs and eight walks.
Maikel Garcia is batting .231 with five doubles, a triple, four home runs and nine walks.
Vinnie Pasquantino has five doubles, four home runs and 16 walks while batting .206.
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), Salvador Pérez: day-to-day (Back)
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