Kyle Isbel leads the Kansas City Royals (3-2) into a matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers (5-1) a game after he totaled four hits in a 13-9 win over the Twins. The Royals are favorites (-127) against the Brewers (+107) in this outing, which starts at 7:45 p.m. ET on Friday. Michael Wacha starts for Kansas City while Milwaukee will counter with Chad Patrick.

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Royals vs. Brewers betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-127)
• Underdog: Brewers (+107)
• Over/under: 9

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals were the moneyline favorite 69 total times last season. They went 40-29 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -127 or shorter last year, Kansas City had a record of 27-17 (61.4%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Royals’ implied win probability is 55.9%.
• Kansas City combined with its opponents to hit the over on the total 71 times last season for a 71-90-1 record against the over/under.
• The Royals put together an 81-81-0 record against the spread last season (covering 50% of the time).

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. put up 184 hits with a batting average of .295 last season.
• Maikel Garcia hit .286 with 39 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 62 walks.
• Vinnie Pasquantino hit 32 home runs and had 113 runs batted in last season.
• Salvador Perez hit .236 with 35 doubles, 30 home runs and 28 walks.

Royals pitching rankings

• The 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff last season ranked 25th in the majors.
• Kansas City had the sixth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.74).
• Last season the Royals had the 11th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.245).
• Royals pitchers combined to allow 171 home runs (1.1 per game), the eighth-fewest in the majors.

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• This is the first time the Brewers will play as underdogs this season.
• Milwaukee has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +107 odds on it winning this game.
• The implied probability of a win by the Brewers, based on the moneyline, is 48.3%.
• Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in four of its six games with a total this season.
• The Brewers are 5-1-0 against the spread in their six chances this season.

Brewers hitting info

• Brice Turang leads Milwaukee in batting average (.409) this season.
• Turang’s home run total ranks 42nd in the majors, and he is 20th in RBI.
• Christian Yelich leads Milwaukee in runs batted in (seven) this season. He’s batting .381 while slugging .524.
• Among all MLB hitters, Yelich ranks 42nd in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Jake Bauers leads Milwaukee in home runs with two. He’s driven in four runs and is slugging .545.
• William Contreras is batting .217 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .435 this season.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The Brewers average 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the big leagues.
• Milwaukee has the fourth-best ERA (2.83) in the majors this season.
• The Brewers have a combined 1.111 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• With 11 homers allowed, the Brewers rank 28th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Milwaukee defeated the Rays, 8-2, with 11 strikeouts and five hits allowed.