Brent Rooker leads the Athletics (26-44) into a contest against the Kansas City Royals (34-35) a game after he homered twice in a 6-5 loss to the Angels. The Royals are favored (-156) against the Athletics (+129) in this outing, which starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday. Michael Wacha starts for Kansas City, and Luis Severino is Sacramento’s pick to start.

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Royals vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-156)
• Underdog: Athletics (+129)
• Over/under: 8.5

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have compiled a 14-13 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 51.9% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -156 or shorter, the Royals have gone 7-3 (70%).
• The Royals have a 60.9% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• The Royals have combined with their opponents to go over the total 28 times this season for a 28-40-1 record against the over/under.
• The Royals have a 37-32-0 record ATS this season (covering 53.6% of the time).

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .283 with 22 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 23 walks.
• Witt ranks 90th in homers and 47th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .302 to lead his team.
• Garcia ranks 112th in homers and 82nd in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals in home runs (10) and runs batted in (38).
• Pasquantino has hit safely in 12 straight games. In his last 10 games he is batting .425 with a double, two home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
• Jonathan India has 12 doubles, three home runs and 28 walks while hitting .252.
• India brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.

Royals pitching rankings

• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Royals’ 3.40 team ERA ranks fifth across all league pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Royals combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.213).
• The Royals allow the eighth-fewest home runs in baseball (67 total, one per game).
• They lost to the Yankees 1-0 in their last game with seven strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 52 times and won 17, or 32.7%, of those games.
• This season, the Athletics have won six of their 27 games, or 22.2%, when they’re the underdog by at least +129 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.7% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 39 of their 70 games with a total this season.
• The Athletics are 32-38-0 against the spread in their 70 chances this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Jacob Wilson leads Sacramento with a batting average of .366. He’s also hit eight home runs with 38 RBI.
• Wilson is 90th in home runs and 41st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Rooker is slugging .498 this season, with a team-best 15 homers while driving in 41 runs.
• Rooker currently is 13th in home runs and 25th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Rooker has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Tyler Soderstrom is among the top hitters for Sacramento with a .260 average, 14 homers and 44 RBI.
• Soderstrom heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with five walks and an RBI.
• Lawrence Butler has collected 69 hits this season and has an OBP of .325. He’s slugging .451 on the year.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
• The Athletics have the 30th-ranked ERA (5.65) in the majors this season.
• The Athletics have a combined 1.524 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
• With 104 homers allowed, the Athletics rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
• The Athletics struck out 12 Angels hitters while allowing nine base hits in a 6-5 loss last time out.