Oddsmakers give the Kansas City Royals (34-36) the edge, -157 on the moneyline, to stop their four-game losing streak when they face the Athletics (27-44), at +131, on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Michael Lorenzen starts for Kansas City while Sacramento will counter with Jacob Lopez.

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Royals vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-157)
• Underdog: Athletics (+131)
• Over/under: 9.5

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have put together a 14-14 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
• In games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -157 or shorter, the Royals have a record of 7-3 (70%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Royals’ implied win probability is 61.1%.
• The Royals have combined with their opponents to go over the total 29 times this season for a 29-40-1 record against the over/under.
• The Royals have a 37-33-0 record against the spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .278 with 22 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 23 walks.
• Witt’s home runs rank 93rd in MLB and he ranks 48th in RBI in MLB.
• Maikel Garcia’s .309 batting average paces his team.
• Garcia currently ranks 116th in homers and 86th in RBI in the majors.
• Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals in home runs (10) and runs batted in (38).
• Jonathan India has 12 doubles, three home runs and 28 walks while batting .249.

Royals pitching rankings

• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors.
• The Royals have a 3.44 team ERA that ranks fifth across all league pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the ninth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.218).
• Royals pitchers combine to allow 69 home runs (one per game), the ninth-fewest in MLB.
• In their 6-4 loss last time out they struck out eight Athletics batters while allowing 11 hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have been underdogs in 53 games this season and won 18 (34%) of those contests.
• The Athletics have a record of 7-19, a 26.9% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +131 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.3% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 40 of their 71 games with a total this season.
• The Athletics are 33-38-0 against the spread in their 71 chances this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Jacob Wilson leads Sacramento with a batting average of .367. He’s also hit eight home runs with 38 RBI.
• Among all batters in MLB, Wilson’s home run total is 93rd, and his RBI total is 42nd.
• Brent Rooker leads Sacramento in home runs with 15 while driving in 41 runs and slugging .496.
• Rooker currently is 13th in home runs and 27th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Rooker has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in runs batted in (45) this season. He has a .256 batting average and a .462 slugging percentage.
• Lawrence Butler has 71 hits and an OBP of .327 to go with a slugging percentage of .450 this season.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics strike out eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
• Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.62 ERA this year, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.520 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
• The Athletics have allowed the most home runs this season with 104, or 1.5 per game.
• The Athletics struck out two Royals batters while allowing seven hits in a 6-4 win last time out.