The Kansas City Royals (29-26) are looking for Maikel Garcia to extend an 11-game hitting streak when they match up against the Cincinnati Reds (27-28) on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET at Kauffman Stadium. The Reds are favored (-111) against the underdog Royals (-108). Cincinnati’s Brady Singer and Kansas City’s Daniel Lynch pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Reds vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-111)
• Underdog: Royals (-108)
• Over/under: 8

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have won 50% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (13-13).
• Cincinnati has a record of 12-11 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -111 or shorter (52.2% winning percentage).
• The Reds have a 52.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 55 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Cincinnati, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 22 times (22-31-2).
• The Reds have a 29-26-0 record against the spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz has accumulated a team-best nine home runs and 38 runs batted in.
• In MLB play, De La Cruz ranks 40th in home runs and 12th in RBI.
• De La Cruz brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
• TJ Friedl has 10 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 25 walks while batting .289.
• Friedl ranks 192nd in home runs and 134th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Friedl brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .364 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.
• Austin Hays is hitting .321 with six doubles, three triples, six home runs and seven walks.
• Hays has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with three triples and six RBIs.
• Gavin Lux’s .292 batting average is a team-high mark.

Reds pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• Cincinnati has the 15th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.82).
• Pitchers for the Reds combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.198).
• The Reds give up the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (65 total, 1.2 per game).
• Cincinnati knocked off the Royals 7-4 in its last game with four strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have been underdogs in 33 games this season and won 16 (48.5%) of those contests.
• This season, Kansas City has won 15 of its 32 games, or 46.9%, when it’s the underdog by at least -108 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 51.9% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 19 of 55 chances this season.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 30-25-0 in 55 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with 63 hits, an OBP of .353 plus a slugging percentage of .484.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Witt ranks 126th in home runs and 53rd in RBI.
• Garcia’s batting average of .309 leads all Kansas City hitters this season.
• Garcia is 126th in home runs and 77th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Garcia heads into this game on an 11-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .368 with three doubles, three walks and six RBIs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (30) this season while batting .258.
• Pasquantino has hit safely in 10 games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .425 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
• Jonathan India has collected 41 hits this season and has an OBP of .325. He’s slugging .298 on the year.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the big leagues.
• Kansas City has the second-best ERA (3.11) in the majors this season.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of just 1.181 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
• The Royals have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 50 home runs allowed.
• Kansas City suffered a 7-4 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out eight Reds batters while allowing 14 hits.