The Philadelphia Phillies (88-60) will try to keep a five-game winning streak going when they host the Kansas City Royals (74-74) on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET. The Phillies are favored (-162) over the Royals (+135). Philadelphia has Aaron Nola starting things off, while Kansas City will counter with Noah Cameron.

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Phillies vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-162)
• Underdog: Royals (+135)
• Over/under: 9

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have put together a 75-45 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 62.5% of those games).
• Philadelphia has gone 44-17 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -162 or shorter (72.1% winning percentage).
• The Phillies have an implied moneyline win probability of 61.8% in this game.
• In the 148 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Philadelphia, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 63 times (63-75-10).
• The Phillies have covered 51.4% of their games this season, going 76-72-0 against the spread.

Phillies hitting info

• Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 50 home runs and 124 runs batted in.
• Schwarber ranks second in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Schwarber has hit safely in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .235 with a double, a home run, six walks and four RBIs.
• Bryce Harper is batting .267 with 31 doubles, 26 home runs and 59 walks.
• Harper ranks 35th in homers and 61st in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Harper heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
• Bryson Stott is hitting .257 with 20 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 49 walks.
• Stott takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Nick Castellanos is batting .255 with 27 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 30 walks.
• Castellanos has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with two doubles, a triple, a walk and four RBIs.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 9.3 K/9, the second-best in the majors.
• Philadelphia has a 3.77 team ERA that ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Phillies have the eighth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.237).
• Phillies pitchers combine to allow the eighth-fewest home runs in baseball (154 total, one per game).
• In its 8-2 win last time out, Philadelphia struck out six Royals batters while allowing seven hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have been underdogs in 84 games this season and won 38 (45.2%) of those contests.
• Kansas City has entered 16 games this season as the underdog by +135 or more and is 7-9 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 42.6% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 62 of its 148 opportunities.
• The Royals are 73-75-0 against the spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with a .293 batting average. He’s also hit 21 homers and has 78 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Witt is 60th in homers and 40th in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .292 with an OBP of .355 and a slugging percentage of .465 this season.
• Garcia is 111th among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 72nd in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads the club in homers (30) and runs batted in (102) this season.
• Pasquantino takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Salvador Perez has 127 hits and an OBP of .276 to go with a slugging percentage of .434 this season.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (eight) in the majors this season.
• Kansas City has pitched to a 3.71 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.254 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
• The Royals have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 150, or one per game.
• Kansas City pitchers struck out seven Phillies hitters while allowing 14 base hits in an 8-2 loss its last time out.