Data Skrive:
The Kansas City Royals (82-74) hope to avoid their eighth straight defeat when they visit the Washington Nationals (69-87) Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. ET on MASN2. The Royals are listed as -157 favorites to snap their losing skid, while the Nationals are +132 underdogs. Cole Ragans gets the starting nod for Kansas City while Mitchell Parker is Washington’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $32.74
Royals to win vs Nationals -157
Royals vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-157)
- Underdog: Nationals (+132)
- Over/under: 8
Royals vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Royals have been victorious in 46, or 62.2%, of the 74 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Kansas City has been victorious 20 times in 30 chances when named as a favorite of at least -157 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 61.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Nationals have won 41.7% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (53-74).
- Washington has a record of 26-47 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +132 or longer (35.6%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 43.1%.
Royals vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .334 with 32 home runs and 108 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Kansas City hitters this season.
- Witt ranks 13th in homers and sixth in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
- Salvador Perez has collected 154 hits this season and has an OBP of .331. He’s slugging .460 on the year.
- Luis Garcia leads the Nationals with 16 home runs and 65 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .281.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Garcia’s home run total puts him 112th, and his RBI total ranks 79th.
- Keibert Ruiz is hitting .224 with 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 16 walks.
Royals vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Royals have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.257 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- Washington has the 23rd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.35).
- The Nationals have the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.338).