The Kansas City Royals (32-45) will try to keep a three-game winning streak intact when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays (42-31) on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Royals (+146) are not expected to extend the streak against the Rays (-174). Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen gets the start against Kansas City’s Michael Wacha.

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Rays vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-174)
• Underdog: Royals (+146)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have won 61.4% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (27-17).
• Tampa Bay has played as moneyline favorites of -174 or shorter in only one game this season, which it won.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 63.5%.
• Tampa Bay has played in 73 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 33 times (33-35-5).
• The Rays are 42-31-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with a team-high batting average of .322.
• Among batters in MLB action, Diaz ranks 49th in home runs and 18th in RBI.
• Diaz has safely hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with two walks and two RBIs.
• Junior Caminero’s 15 home runs lead his team.
• Caminero ranks 32nd in homers and 85th in RBI this year.
• Caminero has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .471 with a double, two walks and two RBIs.
• Jonathan Aranda has accumulated a team-best 51 runs batted in.
• Aranda brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Chandler Simpson has four doubles, four triples and 14 walks while batting .262.
• Simpson has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with three RBIs.

Rays pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.0 K/9, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
• Tampa Bay has the 10th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.92).
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.236).
• Rays pitchers combine to surrender 88 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (18th-fewest in the majors).
• Tampa Bay struck out eight Nationals batters while giving up 10 hits in a 4-3 loss in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have been underdogs in 43 games this season and won 16 (37.2%) of those contests.
• Kansas City has played as an underdog of +146 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 40.7% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 36 of its 77 games with a total this season.
• The Royals are 34-43-0 against the spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in homers with 10 while also maintaining a team-best .294 batting average.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt ranks 73rd in homers and 102nd in RBI.
• Witt enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .471 with a home run, three walks and four RBIs.
• Maikel Garcia has 69 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .378 this season.
• Garcia ranks 257th among hitters in MLB in home runs, and 122nd in RBI.
• Carter Jensen is among the top hitters for Kansas City with a .238 average, nine homers and 38 RBI.
• Jensen heads into this game on an 11-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .366 with seven doubles, a home run, two walks and eight RBIs.
• Jac Caglianone is slugging .452 this season, with a team-best 10 homers while driving in 24 runs.
• Caglianone enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .273 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.9) in the majors this season.
• Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.49 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.387 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
• The Royals have given up the 23rd-fewest long balls so far this season with 93 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Kansas City defeated the Cardinals, 6-5, with one strikeout and eight hits allowed.