Adam Frazier leads the Kansas City Royals (58-60) into a contest against the Washington Nationals (47-70) after he picked up four hits in a 5-3 loss to the Twins. The Royals are favored on the moneyline (-150) against the Nationals (+125) in this outing, which starts at 7:40 p.m. ET on Monday. Bailey Falter starts for Kansas City while Washington will counter with Cade Cavalli.

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Royals vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-150)
• Underdog: Nationals (+125)
• Over/under: 9

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 55.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (25-20).
• Kansas City has gone 9-5 (winning 64.3% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -150 or shorter.
• The Royals have an implied moneyline win probability of 60% in this contest.
• In the 118 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Kansas City, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 50 times (50-67-1).
• The Royals have collected a 61-57-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.7% of the time).

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .284 with 37 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 38 walks.
• In MLB action, Witt ranks 62nd in homers and 35th in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has a club-high .303 batting average.
• Garcia ranks 136th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 86th in RBI.
• Garcia brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .421 with three doubles, four walks and two RBIs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals in home runs (20) and runs batted in (71).
• Salvador Perez’s 20 home runs lead his team.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals pitching staff is 22nd in the majors with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City has a 3.62 team ERA that ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Royals combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.236).
• Royals pitchers combine to allow 119 home runs (1.0 per game), the seventh-fewest in the majors.
• Kansas City fell to the Twins 5-3 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have won 43, or 43%, of the 100 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Washington is 24-37 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +125 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 44.4% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
• Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 59 of its 116 games with a total this season.
• The Nationals are 58-58-0 ATS in their 116 games with a spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• C.J. Abrams leads Washington in batting average (.268) this season while adding 15 home runs and 45 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Abrams ranks 86th in homers and 122nd in RBI.
• James Wood leads Washington in home runs with 25 and runs batted in with 77.
• Wood ranks 13th among hitters in MLB in home runs, and 13th in RBI.
• Wood takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with four doubles, a home run and six RBIs.
• Luis Garcia has collected 95 base hits, an OBP of .302 and a slugging percentage of .399 this season.
• Josh Bell has collected 81 hits this season and has an OBP of .333. He’s slugging .398 on the year.
• Bell heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .438 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and an RBI.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals average just 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the majors.
• Washington has pitched to a 5.31 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.439 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
• With 144 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 22nd in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Washington defeated the Giants, 8-0, with 15 strikeouts and three hits allowed.