The Kansas City Royals (38-57) and Los Angeles Angels (40-55) square off in the first of a three-game series on Monday at Kauffman Stadium, at 8:10 PM ET. The Royals are coming off a series victory over the Rays, and the Angels a series loss to the Braves.
The Royals are a tight favorite (-111 moneyline odds to win) when they play the Angels (-107). The starting pitchers are Zack Greinke (3-6) for the Kansas City Royals, and Noah Syndergaard (5-7) for the Los Angeles Angels. The over/under for this game is 8.5.
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Royals vs. Angels Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Royals
- Kansas City was the moneyline favorite for four of its last 10 games, and went 3-1 in those matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
- Kansas City has put together a 6-4-0 record against the spread over its past 10 games.
Angels
- Los Angeles has played as the underdog in eight of its past 10 games and won one of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Angels and their opponents are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
- Los Angeles has four wins against the spread in its last 10 chances.
Royals vs. Angels Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Zack Greinke
- The Royals have gone 9-6-0 ATS in Greinke’s 15 starts that had a set spread.
- The Royals have been favored on the moneyline in three of Greinke’s starts this season, and they went 2-1 in those matchups.
- Greinke’s team has won seven of his 15 starts.
- Greinke’s starts with a set total this season have gone over the run total in seven of 15 contests.
Projected starter: Noah Syndergaard
- Syndergaard’s team is 6-8-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
- He has started four games with his team as the moneyline underdog, and lost each time.
- In games Syndergaard has started, his team is 5-9.
- Out of Syndergaard’s 14 starts with a total this season, five have hit the over.
Royals Batting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals in home runs (14) and runs batted in (51).
- Among batters in baseball, Witt Jr. ranks 48th in home runs and 33rd in RBI.
- Witt Jr. brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a double, a home run and five RBI.
- Andrew Benintendi’s .317 batting average is a team-high mark.
- Benintendi ranks 276th in home runs and 85th in RBI among hitters in baseball.
- Benintendi enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with a double, two walks and four RBI.
- Whit Merrifield has 20 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 28 walks while hitting .239.
- Merrifield heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .313 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI.
- Hunter Dozier is batting .270 with 20 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 24 walks.
Angels Batting Leaders
- Shohei Ohtani is batting .250 for Los Angeles with a team-high 57 RBI.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Ohtani ranks 16th in home runs and 20th in RBI.
- Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles in batting with a .291 average while slugging 13 homers and driving in 35 runs.
- Among all MLB batters, Ward is 56th in home runs and 119th in RBI.
- Ward has hit safely in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a home run and an RBI.
- Jared Walsh has collected 78 base hits, an OBP of .281 and a slugging percentage of .417 this season.
- Walsh has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with three doubles.
- Luis Rengifo has collected 56 hits this season and has an OBP of .310. He’s slugging .396 on the year.
- Rengifo has hit safely in seven straight games. During his last 10 games he is hitting .368 with three doubles, three walks and three RBI.
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