The Kansas City Royals (28-43) bring a four-game losing streak into a home matchup against the Washington Nationals (36-35) on Monday at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Nationals are favored (-130) to give the underdog Royals (+110) another loss. Washington is projected to start Andrew Alvarez, while Kansas City has not named a starter.

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Nationals vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Nationals (-130)
• Underdog: Royals (+110)
• Over/under: 9

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have won 33.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (2-4).
• Washington has played as moneyline favorites of -130 or shorter in only one game this season, which it lost.
• The Nationals have a 56.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Washington has combined with opponents to go over the total 44 times this season for a 44-23-4 record against the over/under.
• The Nationals have collected a 44-27-0 record ATS this season (covering 62% of the time).

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood has collected a team-best 19 home runs.
• Wood ranks sixth in home runs and 18th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• Wood has safely hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with two home runs, two walks and four RBIs.
• C.J. Abrams has 53 runs batted in while batting .291. Both lead his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Abrams ranks 27th in home runs and fourth in RBI.
• Daylen Lile is batting .263 with 15 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 23 walks.
• Luis Garcia has 12 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and eight walks while hitting .260.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
• Washington has a 4.72 team ERA that ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.392).
• Nationals pitchers combine to allow 102 total home runs at a clip of 1.4 per game (second-most in the majors).
• Washington struck out eight Mariners batters while allowing eight hits in an 8-3 win in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• This season, the Royals have won 14 out of the 39 games, or 35.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Kansas City has won five of its 14 games, or 35.7%, when it’s the underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 47.6% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of its 71 games with a total this season.
• The Royals are 30-41-0 against the spread in their 71 chances this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.284) and home runs (nine) this season, while also chipping in with 28 RBI.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 74th in the majors, and he is 116th in RBI.
• Witt enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .260 with an OBP of .320 and a slugging percentage of .372 this season.
• Maikel Garcia is 229th overall in homers and 146th in RBI this season.
• Carter Jensen leads Kansas City in runs batted in (35) this season. He has a .220 batting average and a .393 slugging percentage.
• Jensen brings a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .205 with five doubles, a home run, a walk and nine RBIs.
• Jac Caglianone has 58 hits and an OBP of .346 to go with a slugging percentage of .442 this season.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.52 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Royals rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.391 WHIP this season.
• The Royals have allowed the 25th-fewest home runs this season with 91, or 1.3 per game.
• Kansas City suffered an 8-7 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out five Astros batters while allowing 11 hits.