Oddsmakers give the Philadelphia Phillies (87-60) the edge (-147 on the moneyline) to extend their four-game win streak when they take on the Kansas City Royals (74-73), at +123, on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. ET. Taijuan Walker starts for Philadelphia while Kansas City will counter with Ryan Bergert.

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Phillies vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-147)
• Underdog: Royals (+123)
• Over/under: 9

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have put together a 74-45 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 62.2% of those games).
• Philadelphia has gone 51-24 (winning 68% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -147 or shorter.
• The Phillies have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.5% in this game.
• Philadelphia has had an over/under set by bookmakers 147 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 62 of those games (62-75-10).
• The Phillies have a 75-72-0 record ATS this season.

Phillies hitting info

• Kyle Schwarber has accumulated a team-best 50 home runs and 123 runs batted in.
• Schwarber ranks second in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Schwarber takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .235 with a home run, six walks and four RBIs.
• Bryce Harper has 31 doubles, 25 home runs and 58 walks while batting .265.
• Harper ranks 38th in home runs and 67th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Harper has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .286 with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs.
• Bryson Stott is hitting .254 with 20 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 49 walks.
• Stott enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with a double, two walks and two RBIs.
• Nick Castellanos is batting .255 with 27 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 30 walks.
• Castellanos enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with two doubles, a triple, a walk and four RBIs.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Phillies pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
• Philadelphia has the seventh-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.79).
• The Phillies have the eighth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.238).
• Phillies pitchers combine to surrender 154 home runs (one per game), the eighth-fewest in MLB.
• Philadelphia struck out 13 Mets batters while allowing five hits in a 6-4 win in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have been underdogs in 83 games this season and won 38 (45.8%) of those contests.
• Kansas City is 15-15 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +123 or more on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 44.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 61 of 147 chances this season.
• The Royals are 73-74-0 ATS in their 147 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.293) this season while adding 21 home runs and 77 RBI.
• Witt ranks 60th in homers and 42nd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Maikel Garcia has 156 hits and an OBP of .355 to go with a slugging percentage of .465 this season.
• Garcia is 110th among batters in the big leagues in homers, and 74th in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in home runs with 30 and runs batted in with 102.
• Pasquantino takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
• Salvador Perez is batting .235 with an OBP of .277 and a slugging percentage of .437 this season.
• Perez heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .105 with a double.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the big leagues.
• Kansas City has the fourth-best ERA (3.67) in the majors this season.
• The Royals rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.248 WHIP this season.
• With just 148 homers allowed, the Royals rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City pitchers struck out five Guardians hitters while allowing five base hits in a 3-2 loss its last time out.