The Los Angeles Angels (65-73) are looking for continued production from a batter when they match up against the Kansas City Royals (70-68) on Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET at Kauffman Stadium. Jo Adell is on a two-game home run streak for the underdog Angels (+156) going into this matchup with the favored Royals (-188). Kansas City has Ryan Bergert starting, and Los Angeles will counter with Caden Dana.

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Royals vs. Angels betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-188)
• Underdog: Angels (+156)
• Over/under: 9

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 57.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (34-25).
• Kansas City has played nine times as moneyline favorites with odds of -188 or shorter, and earned a victory in each game.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Royals a 65.3% chance to win.
• Kansas City has played in 138 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 59 times (59-78-1).
• The Royals have a 71-67-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.4% of the time).

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with a team-best batting average of .297.
• Witt ranks 62nd in home runs and 37th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .296 with 34 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 52 walks.
• Garcia ranks 115th in home runs and 73rd in RBI among hitters in MLB.
• Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals in home runs (28) and runs batted in (95).
• Salvador Perez has 32 doubles, 23 home runs and 23 walks while hitting .239.

Royals pitching rankings

• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors.
• Kansas City has a 3.67 team ERA that ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.247).
• Royals pitchers combine to allow the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball (141 total, one per game).
• Kansas City fell to the Angels 5-1 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have won 48, or 45.7%, of the 105 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, Los Angeles has won 13 of its 26 games, or 50%, when it’s the underdog by at least +156 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 39.1% chance of a victory for the Angels.
• So far this season, Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 73 of its 138 games with a total.
• The Angels are 75-63-0 against the spread this season.

Angels hitting info

• Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles in runs batted in with 94 and has a batting average of .228.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Ward is 11th in home runs and 10th in RBI.
• Zach Neto has collected 124 hits this season and has an OBP of .319. He’s slugging .486 on the year.
• Neto ranks 36th in home runs and 94th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Adell leads Los Angeles in home runs with 32. He’s driven in 86 runs and is slugging .496.
• Adell has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs.
• Mike Trout has collected 88 hits this season and has an OBP of .361. He’s slugging .425 on the year.
• Trout takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .158 with two doubles, three walks and two RBIs.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (eight) in the majors this season.
• Los Angeles has the 27th-ranked ERA (4.72) in the majors this season.
• The Angels have a combined WHIP of 1.432 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
• With 188 homers allowed, the Angels rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Los Angeles earned a 5-1 win in its most recent game, striking out five Royals batters while allowing four hits.