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The Kansas City Royals (33-19), led by Maikel Garcia on an 11-game hitting streak, will meet the Tampa Bay Rays (25-27) Saturday at Tropicana Field. The Royals are -110 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 4:10 PM ET on MLB Network.
Brady Singer starts for Kansas City while Aaron Civale is Tampa Bay’s starter for the contest.
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Royals and Rays Betting Trends
The Royals have been the moneyline favorite 23 total times this season. They’ve gone 17-6 in those games.
Kansas City has a 17-6 record (winning 73.9% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -110 or shorter.
The Rays have entered the game as underdogs 18 times this season and won nine, or 50%, of those games.
This season, Tampa Bay has won eight of its 17 games, or 47.1%, when it’s the underdog by at least -108 on the moneyline.
In the 52 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Royals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times (21-29-2).
The Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 27 of their 52 games with a total this season.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are the fourth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.9 runs per game (255 total).
Kansas City is 16th in MLB with 52 total home runs.
The Royals have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.252).
Kansas City’s batters strike out 6.9 times per game, the second-lowest average in baseball.
The Royals pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
Kansas City has the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.36).
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays have scored the 22nd-most runs in the league this season with 206 (four per game).
Tampa Bay ranks 27th in Major League Baseball with just 42 home runs as a team.
The Rays rank 18th in MLB with a .237 team batting average.
Tampa Bay ranks 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine Ks per contest.
The Rays average 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the big leagues.
Tampa Bay has the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.45) in the majors this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Singer (4-2 with a 2.70 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 56 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Royals, his 11th of the season.
Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with 62 hits, an OBP of .361 plus a slugging percentage of .557.
Garcia has collected 55 hits this season and has an OBP of .313. He’s slugging .425 on the year.
Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in batting average (.330), home runs (nine) and runs batted in (39) this season.
Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .233 with an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Civale (2-4) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his 11th start of the season.
Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with nine home runs and 28 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .307.
Yandy Diaz is hitting .255 with 10 doubles, four home runs and 18 walks.
Jose Caballero has eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 walks while hitting .263.
Amed Rosario is hitting .294 with six doubles, three triples, two home runs and three walks.
Royals and Rays Injuries
Royals: Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Massey: day-to-day (Back)
Rays: Josh Lowe: 10 Day IL (Side), Colin Poche: 15 Day IL (Back), Zach Eflin: 15 Day IL (Back), Taylor Walls: 60 Day IL (Hip), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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