Elly De La Cruz leads the Cincinnati Reds (28-28) into a matchup with the Kansas City Royals (29-27) a game after he homered twice in a 7-2 win over the Royals. The Reds are favored (-119) against the Royals (+100) in this outing, which starts at 7:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene and Kansas City’s Noah Cameron will start this matchup.

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Reds vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-119)
• Underdog: Royals (+100)
• Over/under: 7.5

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have been the moneyline favorite 26 total times this season. They’ve gone 13-13 in those games.
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -119 or shorter, Cincinnati has an 11-9 record (winning 55% of its games).
• The Reds have a 54.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Cincinnati has played in 56 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 23 times (23-31-2).
• The Reds have a 30-26-0 record against the spread this season (covering 53.6% of the time).

Reds hitting info

• De La Cruz leads the Reds in home runs (11) and runs batted in (40).
• Among all hitters in MLB play, De La Cruz’s home run total ranks 21st and his RBI tally ranks ninth.
• De La Cruz has hit safely in five games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .381 with three home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
• TJ Friedl has a club-leading .299 batting average.
• Friedl ranks 193rd in home runs and 141st in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Friedl has safely hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with two doubles, three walks and an RBI.
• Austin Hays has six doubles, three triples, six home runs and seven walks while batting .308.
• Gavin Lux is hitting .293 with 14 doubles, a triple, a home run and 24 walks.
• Lux takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, three walks and an RBI.

Reds pitching rankings

• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Reds pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB.
• Cincinnati has a 3.79 team ERA that ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Reds pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in MLB (1.195).
• Reds pitchers combine to give up 65 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (21st-fewest in the majors).
• Cincinnati took down the Royals 7-2 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 33 times this season and won 16, or 48.5%, of those games.
• Kansas City has entered 25 games this season as the underdog by +100 or more and is 9-16 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 50%.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 20 of its 56 opportunities.
• The Royals are 30-26-0 against the spread in their 56 chances this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with five home runs, 28 RBI and a batting average of .289 this season.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 128th in MLB, and he is 58th in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia’s batting average of .308 leads all Kansas City hitters this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Garcia ranks 128th in home runs and 81st in RBI.
• Garcia has safely hit in 12 straight games. During his last 10 games he is batting .342 with two doubles, three walks and six RBIs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads the club in homers (eight) and runs batted in (30) this season.
• Jonathan India is batting .232 with an OBP of .329 and a slugging percentage of .303 this season.
• India has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with two walks and an RBI.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
• Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.18 ERA this year, second-best in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of just 1.192 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• With 53 homers allowed, the Royals rank 11th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City suffered a 7-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 11 Reds batters while allowing 10 hits.