The Kansas City Royals (28-23) visit the Minnesota Twins (27-22) in AL Central action on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Royals are moneyline underdogs (+133) against the favored Twins (-158). Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez gets the start against Kansas City’s Noah Cameron.

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Twins vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-158)
• Underdog: Royals (+133)
• Over/under: 7.5

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have been the moneyline favorite 30 total times this season. They’ve gone 17-13 in those games.
• Minnesota has a record of 9-3 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -158 or shorter (75% winning percentage).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Twins a 61.2% chance to win.
• In the 48 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Minnesota, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 16 times (16-28-4).
• The Twins have a 28-20-0 record ATS this season.

Twins hitting info

• Trevor Larnach is batting .254 with six doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 19 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Larnach’s home run total ranks 67th and his RBI tally ranks 80th.
• Ty France is hitting .253 with eight doubles, three home runs and 10 walks.
• France ranks 180th in home runs among hitters in baseball and 71st in RBI.
• Harrison Bader has six doubles, four home runs and 13 walks while hitting .282.
• Bader enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .188 with a walk and three RBIs.
• Ryan Jeffers is hitting .273 with nine doubles, three home runs and 16 walks.
• Jeffers heads into this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .421 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.

Twins pitching rankings

• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Twins pitching staff ranks seventh in MLB.
• Minnesota has the third-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.28).
• Twins pitchers combine for the No. 3 WHIP in baseball (1.147).
• Twins pitchers combine to surrender 45 home runs (0.9 per game), the seventh-fewest in the majors.
• Minnesota lost to the Guardians 5-1 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing 11 hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have been underdogs in 30 games this season and won 15 (50%) of those contests.
• This season, Kansas City has won five of its six games when it’s the underdog by at least +133 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 42.9% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 17 of its 51 opportunities.
• The Royals are 29-22-0 ATS in their 51 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .305 with five home runs and 28 RBI for Kansas City this season.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 121st in the big leagues, and he is 38th in RBI.
• Witt brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with two doubles and three RBIs.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .315 to lead Kansas City, while adding five homers and 22 runs batted in this season.
• Garcia is 121st overall in home runs and 89th in RBI this year.
• Garcia heads into this matchup on a seven-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .316 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in home runs with eight and runs batted in with 29.
• Pasquantino heads into this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .250 with two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
• Jonathan India has collected 40 hits this season and has an OBP of .327. He’s slugging .310 on the year.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• Kansas City has the second-best ERA (3.03) in the majors this season.
• The Royals have a combined 1.180 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
• With just 45 homers allowed, the Royals rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City earned an 8-4 win in its most recent game, striking out seven Giants batters while allowing eight hits.