Tyler O’Neill leads the Baltimore Orioles (42-51) into a contest with the Kansas City Royals (38-55) after he homered twice in a 9-7 loss to the Cubs. The Orioles are moneyline favorites (-154) against the Royals (+130) in this outing, which begins at 7:05 p.m. ET on Friday. Brandon Young gets the starting nod for Baltimore, and Luinder Avila is Kansas City’s choice to start.

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Orioles vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-154)
• Underdog: Royals (+130)
• Over/under: 10

Orioles betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Orioles betting info

• The Orioles are 21-25 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 45.7% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -154 or shorter, Baltimore has a 3-3 record (winning 50% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Orioles a 60.6% chance to win.
• Baltimore has had an over/under set by bookmakers 93 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 52 of those games (52-39-2).
• The Orioles have covered 48.4% of their games this season, going 45-48-0 against the spread.

Orioles hitting info

• Pete Alonso has a team-best 20 home runs and 62 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in MLB, Alonso ranks 14th in homers and 10th in RBI.
• Alonso has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Gunnar Henderson has 16 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 34 walks while batting .220.
• Henderson currently ranks 37th in homers and 93rd in RBI in the majors.
• Taylor Ward has accumulated a team-best batting average of .254.
• Adley Rutschman is hitting .259 with 18 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 25 walks.
• Rutschman takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .231 with three doubles, two walks and seven RBIs.

Orioles pitching rankings

• The 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Orioles pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors.
• Baltimore’s 4.41 team ERA ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Orioles combine for the 21st-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.375).
• The Orioles give up the 17th-fewest home runs in baseball (105 total, 1.1 per game).
• Baltimore its 9-7 loss the last time out, the team struck out six Cubs batters while allowing eight hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 59 times this season and won 22, or 37.3%, of those games.
• Kansas City has a record of 4-6, a 40% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +130 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Royals have a 43.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 45 of its 93 chances.
• The Royals are 41-52-0 ATS in their 93 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with a batting average of .289. He’s also hit 12 home runs with 38 RBI.
• Witt ranks 82nd in home runs and 103rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Witt brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .273 with two walks and two RBIs.
• Carter Jensen leads Kansas City in runs batted in (49) this season. He’s batting .247 while slugging .439.
• Jensen is 68th in homers and 47th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Jensen takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .238 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.
• Jac Caglianone is slugging .455 this season, with a team-high 14 home runs. He’s also collected 33 RBI.
• Caglianone has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .174 with two doubles and three RBIs.
• Michael Massey has collected 57 hits this season and has an OBP of .300. He’s slugging .429 on the year.
• Massey brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .357 with a double, three walks and four RBIs.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals strike out just 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• Kansas City has the 28th-ranked ERA (4.87) in the majors this season.
• The Royals have a combined 1.450 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
• The Royals have given up the 24th-fewest long balls so far this season with 119 home runs allowed.
• Kansas City suffered a 6-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Mets batters while allowing nine hits.