The Kansas City Royals (70-67) host the Los Angeles Angels (64-73) on Tuesday for game 1 of a three-game series, with the first pitch at 7:40 p.m. ET from Kauffman Stadium. The favored Royals (-178) enter the matchup following a series loss to the Tigers, and the underdog Angels (+150) are coming off of a series split with the Astros. Kansas City’s Michael Lorenzen and Los Angeles’ Mitch Farris will start this matchup.

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Royals vs. Angels betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-178)
• Underdog: Angels (+150)
• Over/under: 9

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 34 of the 58 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (58.6%).
• Kansas City has played 10 times as moneyline favorites with odds of -178 or shorter, and won in each game.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 64%.
• Kansas City has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 59 times this season for a 59-77-1 record against the over/under.
• The Royals have a 71-66-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.8% of the time).

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .296 with 41 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 45 walks.
• Among batters in MLB, Witt ranks 61st in homers and 34th in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia’s .298 batting average is a team-high mark.
• Garcia ranks 112th in homers and 71st in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Garcia takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals with 28 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
• Salvador Perez is hitting .241 with 32 doubles, 23 home runs and 23 walks.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City’s 3.66 team ERA ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the 11th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.248).
• Royals pitchers combine to surrender 140 home runs (1.0 per game), the fourth-fewest in baseball.
• Kansas City struck out nine Tigers batters while giving up nine hits in a 5-0 loss in its last game.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have won 47, or 45.2%, of the 104 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Los Angeles has a record of 13-16, a 44.8% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +150 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 40% chance of a victory for the Angels.
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 73 of its 137 chances.
• The Angels are 74-63-0 against the spread in their 137 chances this season.

Angels hitting info

• Taylor Ward is batting .228 for Los Angeles with a team-high 94 RBI.
• In all of MLB, Ward is 11th in homers and eighth in RBI.
• Zach Neto has collected 124 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .490 on the year.
• Among all major league hitters, Neto ranks 35th in home runs and 91st in RBI.
• Jo Adell’s 31 home runs lead all Los Angeles hitters, and he’s slugging .484.
• Adell takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a double, a home run and three RBIs.
• Mike Trout has collected 88 hits this season and has an OBP of .361. He’s slugging .425 on the year.
• Trout brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .158 with two doubles, three walks and two RBIs.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels strike out 8.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
• Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.75 ERA this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• Angels pitchers have a 1.436 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
• The Angels have allowed the third-most home runs this season with 188, or 1.4 per game.
• Los Angeles suffered an 8-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out nine Astros batters while allowing 12 hits.