The Atlanta Braves (45-61) will look for another big outing from a hitter when they square off against the Kansas City Royals (53-55) on Wednesday at 2:10 p.m. ET at Kauffman Stadium. Austin Riley is riding a two-game home run streak for the underdog Braves (+107) going into this matchup with the favored Royals (-125). Angel Zerpa starts for Kansas City while Atlanta will counter with Joey Wentz.

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Royals vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-125)
• Underdog: Braves (+107)
• Over/under: 10

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have put together a 23-20 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 53.5% of those games).
• Kansas City has a record of 15-12 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -125 or shorter (55.6% winning percentage).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Royals a 55.6% chance to win.
• Kansas City has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 44 times this season for a 44-63-1 record against the over/under.
• The Royals have covered 51.9% of their games this season, going 56-52-0 against the spread.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .291 with 36 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 33 walks.
• Among hitters in baseball, Witt ranks 66th in home runs and 35th in RBI.
• Witt takes an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .262 with four doubles, a home run, three walks and six RBIs.
• Maikel Garcia has a club-best .300 batting average.
• Garcia ranks 137th in homers and 88th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Garcia enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .316 with three doubles, two triples, two home runs, four walks and six RBIs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals with 18 home runs and 65 runs batted in.
• Pasquantino brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and four RBIs.
• Salvador Perez has hit 18 home runs to lead his team.
• Perez enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .235 with a double and an RBI.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City has a 3.58 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Royals pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in the majors (1.240).
• Royals pitchers combine to surrender the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (112 total, one per game).
• Kansas City defeated the Braves 9-6 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing 14 hits.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• This season, the Braves have been the underdog 25 times and won five, or 20%, of those games.
• Atlanta has a record of 2-13, a 13.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +107 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Braves have a 48.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 46 of its 106 games with a total this season.
• The Braves have an ATS record of 42-64-0 in 106 games with a spread this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson is batting .264 this season with a team-high 18 home runs and 67 RBI.
• Olson’s home run total ranks 38th in the big leagues, and he is 18th in RBI.
• Marcell Ozuna is batting .236 with an OBP of .364 and a slugging percentage of .403 this season.
• Ozuna is 66th in home runs and 84th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Ozuna has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with two home runs, four walks and five RBIs.
• Ozzie Albies has collected 88 base hits, an OBP of .301 and a slugging percentage of .326 this season.
• Riley leads Atlanta with a .267 batting average. He’s also hit 16 homers and has 53 RBI.
• Riley has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .136 with a double, two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• Atlanta pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.23 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Braves rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.288 WHIP this season.
• With 124 homers allowed, the Braves rank 20th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Atlanta fell to the Royals 9-6. Its pitchers compiled four strikeouts and 12 hits allowed.