Spencer Steer leads the Cincinnati Reds (31-29) into a matchup against the Kansas City Royals (23-38) after his two-home run performance in a 4-3 win over the Royals. The Reds are favorites (-155) in this game against the underdog Royals (+129), which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Chase Burns starts for Cincinnati while Kansas City will counter with Stephen Kolek.

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Reds vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-155)
• Underdog: Royals (+129)
• Over/under: 8.5

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have gone 12-9 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 57.1% of those games).
• Cincinnati has a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -155 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Reds have an implied win probability of 60.8%.
• Cincinnati has combined with opponents to go over the total 37 times this season for a 37-22-1 record against the over/under.
• The Reds have gone 34-26-0 against the spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Sal Stewart has launched a team-high 12 home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Stewart’s home run total ranks 31st and his RBI tally ranks 29th.
• Steer is hitting .277 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 21 walks.
• Steer ranks 51st in homers and 131st in RBI this season.
• Steer takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .294 with two doubles, two home runs, six walks and five RBIs.
• JJ Bleday has eight doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 19 walks while batting .291.
• Nathaniel Lowe is hitting .256 with nine doubles, nine home runs and 16 walks.

Reds pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 7.8 K/9, the fifth-worst in MLB.
• Cincinnati has a 4.77 team ERA that ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Reds have the third-highest WHIP in baseball (1.458).
• Reds pitchers combine to surrender the second-most home runs in baseball (86 total, 1.4 per game).
• Cincinnati took down the Royals 4-3 in its last game with 11 strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• This season, the Royals have won 11 out of the 34 games, or 32.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Kansas City has been at least a +129 underdog on the moneyline four times, losing each of those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 43.7% chance to win.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 28 of its 61 chances.
• The Royals are 26-35-0 against the spread in their 61 chances this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .283 this season with nine home runs, both best among Kansas City hitters.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Witt ranks 51st in homers and 94th in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has collected 60 hits this season and has an OBP of .325. He’s slugging .384 on the year.
• Garcia is 205th overall in home runs and 149th in RBI this season.
• Garcia has safely hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in (27) this season. He has a .208 batting average and a .329 slugging percentage.
• Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in home runs with nine while driving in 25 runs and slugging .356.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the big leagues.
• Kansas City has pitched to a 4.49 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
• The Royals rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.399 WHIP this season.
• The Royals have allowed the 24th-fewest home runs this season with 73, or 1.2 per game.
• Kansas City suffered a 4-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 11 Reds batters while allowing four hits.