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The Kansas City Royals (21-15) host the Milwaukee Brewers (20-14) at 7:40 PM ET Tuesday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Salvador Perez is batting .328 this year (10th in the league) for the favored Royals (-130), while William Contreras ranks 10th in the majors with a .328 average for the underdog Brewers.
Kansas City’s Seth Lugo and Milwaukee’s Colin Rea have been named the starters for this contest.
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Royals and Brewers Betting Trends
The Royals have won eight of the 12 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (66.7%).
Kansas City has gone 7-1 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -130 or shorter (87.5% winning percentage).
This season, the Brewers have won 11 out of the 19 games, or 57.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
This season, Milwaukee has won eight of its 13 games, or 61.5%, when it’s the underdog by at least +109 on the moneyline.
The Royals have played in 36 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 11 times (11-23-2).
The Brewers and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 19 of their 34 opportunities.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have the No. 11 offense in MLB play scoring 4.6 runs per game (164 total runs).
Kansas City ranks 14th in MLB with 36 total home runs.
The Royals have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.237).
Kansas City strikes out 6.7 times per game to rank second in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 7.9 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
Kansas City has a 3.32 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers have scored the ninth-most runs in the league this season with 167.
Milwaukee’s 40 home runs rank sixth in Major League Baseball.
The Brewers’ .251 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
Milwaukee ranks 22nd with an average of 9.3 strikeouts per game.
The Brewers strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
Milwaukee pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.99 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Lugo makes the start for the Royals, his eighth of the season. He is 5-1 with a 1.60 ERA and 31 strikeouts through 45 2/3 innings pitched.
Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with four home runs, 19 RBI and a batting average of .314 this season.
Perez leads Kansas City in batting average (.328), home runs (eight) and runs batted in (30) this season.
Vinnie Pasquantino is slashing .222/.324/.393 this season for the Royals.
Maikel Garcia is batting .236 with an OBP of .292 and a slugging percentage of .379 this season.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
Rea (3-0) will take to the mound for the Brewers and make his seventh start of the season.
Contreras leads the Brewers in runs batted in (27) and has a team-best batting average of .328.
Willy Adames has put his power on display as he leads his team with six home runs.
Brice Turang is hitting .296 with six doubles, two home runs and 12 walks.
Rhys Hoskins has hit six home runs to pace his team.
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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