The Kansas City Royals (40-60) host the San Francisco Giants (42-57) on Monday at Kauffman Stadium, starting at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Royals are favored on the moneyline (-117), while the Giants are -104 underdogs. The Giants are the spread favorite (1.5) with +151 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Kansas City’s Michael Wacha starts against San Francisco’s Trevor McDonald.

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Royals vs. Giants betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-117)
• Underdog: Giants (-104)
• Over/under: 10.5

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have compiled a 16-19 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 45.7% of those games).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -117 or shorter, Kansas City has gone 10-14 (41.7%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Royals a 53.9% chance to win.
• In the 100 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Kansas City, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 49 times (49-50-1).
• The Royals have covered 43% of their games this season, going 43-57-0 against the spread.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has accumulated a team-best batting average of .280.
• In baseball, Witt ranks 78th in home runs and 117th in RBI.
• Carter Jensen has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 51 RBI.
• Jensen ranks 78th in home runs and 49th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Jensen has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with four doubles, three walks and two RBIs.
• Jac Caglianone leads the Royals with 16 home runs.
• Caglianone takes a 10-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .295 with five doubles, two home runs and six RBIs.
• Lane Thomas is batting .240 with 16 doubles, nine home runs and 36 walks.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals pitching staff ranks 27th in MLB with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City’s 5.00 team ERA ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals average baseball’s third-worst WHIP (1.460).
• Royals pitchers combine to give up the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (136 total, 1.4 per game).
• Kansas City lost to the Padres 19-2 in its last game with four strikeouts while allowing 19 hits.

Giants betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Giants betting info

• The Giants have been underdogs in 60 games this season and won 23 (38.3%) of those contests.
• San Francisco has entered 52 games this season as the underdog by -104 or more and is 22-30 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 51% chance of a victory for the Giants.
• Games involving San Francisco have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 46 of 98 chances this season.
• The Giants are 45-53-0 against the spread this season.

Giants hitting info

• Luis Arraez leads San Francisco with a batting average of .326. He’s also hit four home runs with 36 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Arraez is 268th in home runs and 136th in RBI.
• Arraez has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
• Casey Schmitt is batting .278 with an OBP of .307 and a slugging percentage of .488 this season.
• Among all major league hitters, Schmitt ranks 28th in homers and 54th in RBI.
• Jung Hoo Lee has collected 104 base hits, an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .426 this season.
• Rafael Devers leads San Francisco in home runs with 20 and runs batted in with 53.

Giants pitching rankings

• The Giants average just 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the majors.
• San Francisco has the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.41) in the majors this season.
• The Giants have a combined WHIP of 1.358 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Giants have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 101 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, San Francisco fell to the Mariners 4-3. Its pitchers compiled eight strikeouts and three hits allowed.