Oddsmakers give the Philadelphia Phillies (87-60) the edge (-134 on the moneyline) to continue their four-game winning streak when they take on the Kansas City Royals (74-73), at +113, on Friday at 6:45 p.m. ET. Philadelphia’s Walker Buehler and Kansas City’s Michael Lorenzen will take the mound first.

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Phillies vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-134)
• Underdog: Royals (+113)
• Over/under: 9

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have been favored on the moneyline 119 total times this season. They’ve finished 74-45 in those games.
• Philadelphia has gone 61-30 (winning 67% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -134 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Phillies a 57.3% chance to win.
• In the 147 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Philadelphia, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 62 times (62-75-10).
• The Phillies have a 75-72-0 record ATS this season.

Phillies hitting info

• Kyle Schwarber paces the Phillies in home runs (50) and runs batted in (123).
• In MLB play, Schwarber ranks second in homers and first in RBI.
• Schwarber has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .235 with a home run, six walks and four RBIs.
• Bryce Harper is hitting .265 with 31 doubles, 25 home runs and 58 walks.
• Harper ranks 38th in homers and 67th in RBI this season.
• Harper enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs.
• Bryson Stott is hitting .254 with 20 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 49 walks.
• Stott enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with a double, two walks and two RBIs.
• Nick Castellanos is batting .255 with 27 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 30 walks.
• Castellanos heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with two doubles, a triple, a walk and four RBIs.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The Phillies pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Philadelphia’s 3.79 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Phillies pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in MLB (1.238).
• Phillies pitchers combine to give up 154 home runs (one per game), the eighth-fewest in MLB.
• Philadelphia struck out 13 Mets batters while giving up five hits in a 6-4 win in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• This season, the Royals have been the underdog 83 times and won 38, or 45.8%, of those games.
• Kansas City has a record of 20-25 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +113 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.9% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 61 of 147 chances this season.
• The Royals are 73-74-0 against the spread in their 147 chances this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.293) this season while adding 21 home runs and 77 RBI.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 60th in MLB, and he is 42nd in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has collected 156 hits this season and has an OBP of .355. He’s slugging .465 on the year.
• Garcia ranks 110th overall in home runs and 74th in RBI this season.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in home runs (30) and runs batted in (102) this season while batting .262.
• Pasquantino takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
• Salvador Perez has collected 127 hits this season and has an OBP of .277. He’s slugging .437 on the year.
• Perez heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .105 with a double.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the big leagues.
• Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.67 ERA this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.248 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
• The Royals have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 148 home runs allowed.
• Kansas City pitchers struck out five Guardians hitters while allowing five base hits in a 3-2 loss its last time out.