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The Kansas City Royals (21-16) and Milwaukee Brewers (21-14) meet Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch at 2:10 PM ET on BSWI. The Royals are -121 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Brewers are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +163 odds.
Kansas City’s Brady Singer and Milwaukee’s Joe Ross have been named the starters for this contest.
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Royals and Brewers Betting Trends
The Royals have won eight of the 13 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (61.5%).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter, Kansas City has a 7-2 record (winning 77.8% of its games).
The Brewers have won 12, or 60%, of the 20 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Milwaukee has a record of 9-5 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +101 on the moneyline.
In the 37 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Royals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times (12-23-2).
The Brewers and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 20 of their 35 opportunities.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have the No. 11 offense in MLB play scoring 4.6 runs per game (169 total runs).
Kansas City ranks 16th in baseball with 36 total home runs.
The Royals have the 16th-ranked batting average in the league (.239).
Kansas City’s hitters strike out 6.7 times per game, the second-fewest strikeouts in MLB.
The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
Kansas City has the eighth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.40).
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers have scored the 10th-most runs in the league this season with 173.
Milwaukee has hit 43 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the majors.
The Brewers rank seventh in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
Milwaukee ranks 22nd with an average of 9.2 strikeouts per game.
The Brewers strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
Milwaukee has the 17th-ranked ERA (4.02) in the majors this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals are sending Singer (2-1) out for his eighth start of the season. He is 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings pitched.
Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .319 with four home runs and 19 RBI for Kansas City this season.
Salvador Perez is batting .326 with eight home runs and 31 RBI, all three of which lead Kansas City this season.
Vinnie Pasquantino is slashing .238/.333/.410 this season for the Royals.
Maikel Garcia has collected 34 hits this season and has an OBP of .289. He’s slugging .372 on the year.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
The Brewers will send Ross (1-3) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
William Contreras leads the Brewers in runs batted in (27) and has put up a team-best batting average of .331.
Willy Adames’ seven home runs lead his team.
Brice Turang is batting .301 with six doubles, two home runs and 12 walks.
Rhys Hoskins’ seven home runs are a team-high mark.
Royals and Brewers Injuries
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)
Brewers: Joey Wiemer: 10 Day IL (Knee), Christian Yelich: 10 Day IL (Back), Taylor Clarke: 15 Day IL (Meniscus), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Knee), J.B. Bukauskas: 15 Day IL (Lat), Jakob Junis: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Devin Williams: 60 Day IL (Back), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Mitchell: 60 Day IL (Finger), Wade Miley: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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