Two of the league’s most consistent hitters face off when the Kansas City Royals (34-37) and the Athletics (28-44) play at 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. Maikel Garcia has a .312 batting average (10th in MLB) for the favored Royals (-164), and Jacob Wilson ranks second in MLB action batting .369 this season for the underdog Athletics (+138). Kansas City’s Noah Cameron starts against Sacramento’s Jeffrey Springs.

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Royals vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-164)
• Underdog: Athletics (+138)
• Over/under: 9

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 14 of the 29 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (48.3%).
• When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -164 or shorter, the Royals have gone 7-3 (70%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Royals a 62.1% chance to win.
• The Royals have played in 71 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-41-1).
• The Royals have a 37-34-0 record ATS this season (covering 52.1% of the time).

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .275 with 22 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 24 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt’s home run total ranks 95th and his RBI tally ranks 49th.
• Garcia’s .312 batting average leads his team.
• Garcia currently ranks 119th in home runs and 86th in RBI in the majors.
• Garcia has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with two doubles and a walk.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with 10 home runs and 38 runs batted in.
• Jonathan India has 12 doubles, three home runs and 28 walks while batting .249.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Royals have a 3.45 team ERA that ranks fifth across all league pitching staffs.
• Royals pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.215).
• Royals pitchers combine to allow 71 home runs (1.0 per game), the ninth-fewest in baseball.
• In their 4-0 loss last time out they struck out four Athletics batters while allowing six hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 54 times this season and won 19, or 35.2%, of those games.
• The Athletics have a record of 6-16, a 27.3% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +138 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Athletics, based on the moneyline, is 42%.
• The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 40 of their 72 games with a total this season.
• The Athletics have an ATS record of 34-38-0 in 72 games with a spread this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Wilson leads Sacramento with a batting average of .369. He’s also hit eight home runs with 38 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Wilson’s home run total is 95th, and his RBI total is 44th.
• Brent Rooker’s 15 home runs are most among Sacramento batters. He’s driven in 41 runs this season while slugging .491.
• Rooker ranks 14th in home runs and 29th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Tyler Soderstrom is among the top hitters for Sacramento with a .254 average, 14 homers and 45 RBI.
• Lawrence Butler has 72 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .458 this season.
• Butler brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .136 with a home run and an RBI.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the big leagues.
• The Athletics have pitched to a 5.54 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• Athletics pitchers have a 1.506 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
• The Athletics have allowed the most home runs this season with 104, or 1.4 per game.
• The Athletics struck out 12 Royals batters while allowing four hits in a 4-0 win last time out.