The Kansas City Royals (38-54) meet the New York Mets (38-54) after Tyler Tolbert had a five-hit showing in a 16-12 win over the Mets. The Mets are favored (-146) in this matchup with the Royals (+124), which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday. New York has Christian Scott starting, while Kansas City counters with Steven Cruz.

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Mets vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-146)
• Underdog: Royals (+124)
• Over/under: 9

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have gone 30-29 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50.8% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -146 or shorter, New York has a record of 10-13 (43.5%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Mets have an implied win probability of 59.3%.
• New York has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 92 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 43 of those games (43-41-8).
• The Mets have collected a 39-53-0 record against the spread this season.

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto has put up a team-high batting average of .299, and leads the Mets in home runs (20).
• Soto ranks 12th in homers and 45th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Soto has safely hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .368 with three home runs, five walks and 10 RBIs.
• Bo Bichette’s 50 runs batted in lead his team.
• Bichette ranks 102nd in home runs and 40th in RBI this year.
• Bichette enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .391 with a double, a walk and four RBIs.
• Carson Benge is hitting .262 with 12 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 26 walks.
• Benge enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
• Mark Vientos has nine doubles, 11 home runs and 12 walks while batting .211.

Mets pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Mets has a collective 9.3 K/9, the third-best in the majors.
• New York has the 21st-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.41).
• The Mets average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.323).
• The Mets allow the 15th-fewest home runs in baseball (101 total, 1.1 per game).
• New York struck out 11 Royals batters while allowing 19 hits in a 16-12 loss in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• This season, the Royals have won 22 out of the 58 games, or 37.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Kansas City is 5-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 44.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 45 of its 92 games with a total this season.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 41-51-0 in 92 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.290) this season while adding 12 home runs and 38 RBI.
• Witt is 81st in home runs and 99th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Witt takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .238 with two walks and two RBIs.
• Carter Jensen leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 48 while batting .247 with 13 homers.
• Jensen currently ranks 65th in homers and 49th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Jensen takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
• Jac Caglianone leads Kansas City in home runs with 14. He’s driven in 33 runs and is slugging .455.
• Caglianone heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .174 with a double and three RBIs.
• Michael Massey is batting .262 with an OBP of .300 and a slugging percentage of .430 this season.
• Massey takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .267 with a double, three walks and four RBIs.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have a 7.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.85 ERA this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.447 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
• The Royals have allowed the 24th-fewest home runs this season with 118, or 1.3 per game.
• Kansas City pitchers struck out four Mets batters while allowing 13 hits in a 16-12 win last time out.