The Toronto Blue Jays (64-46) and the Kansas City Royals (54-55) square off on Friday at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays are favored (-158) against the underdog Royals (+134). Kevin Gausman starts for Toronto while Kansas City will counter with Michael Wacha.

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Blue Jays vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-158)
• Underdog: Royals (+134)
• Over/under: 8

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

• The Blue Jays have won 27 of the 47 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (57.4%).
• Toronto has a 14-4 record (winning 77.8% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -158 or shorter.
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 61.2% in this game.
• Toronto has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 57 times this season for a 57-45-7 record against the over/under.
• The Blue Jays have covered 59.6% of their games this season, going 65-44-0 ATS.

Blue Jays hitting info

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting .295 with 24 doubles, 15 home runs and 66 walks.
• Among hitters in MLB play, Guerrero ranks 67th in homers and 50th in RBI.
• George Springer has hit 18 home runs to lead his team.
• Springer ranks 39th in homers and 50th in RBI this season.
• Bo Bichette has put up a team-high 67 runs batted in.
• Ernie Clement has 21 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks while hitting .277.
• Clement has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with a double.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

• The Blue Jays pitching staff is fourth in the majors with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Toronto’s 4.27 team ERA ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Blue Jays average baseball’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.258).
• Blue Jays pitchers combine to give up 150 total home runs at a rate of 1.4 per game (third-most in baseball).
• Toronto struck out 12 Orioles batters while allowing 10 hits in a 9-8 win in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 30, or 46.2%, of the 65 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, Kansas City has won nine of its 16 games, or 56.2%, when it’s the underdog by at least +134 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 42.7%.
• So far this season, Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 44 of its 109 games with a total.
• In 109 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 57-52-0 ATS.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with 15 home runs, 60 RBI and a batting average of .288 this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt’s home run total is 67th, and his RBI total is 39th.
• Maikel Garcia leads Kansas City in batting with a .301 average while slugging 10 homers and driving in 46 runs.
• Garcia is 140th overall in homers and 89th in RBI this season.
• Garcia enters this matchup on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .351 with three doubles, two triples, two home runs, five walks and six RBIs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in home runs (18) and runs batted in (65) this season while batting .266.
• Salvador Perez is slugging .456 this season, with a team-best 18 homers while driving in 64 runs.
• Perez enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .176 with two RBIs.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the majors this season.
• Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.54 ERA this year, second-best in baseball.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.234 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
• With just 112 homers allowed, the Royals rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City pitchers struck out 10 Braves batters while allowing five hits in a 1-0 win last time out.