The Arizona Diamondbacks (43-43) and the Kansas City Royals (40-47) take the field on Friday at Chase Field, beginning at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Diamondbacks are favored on the moneyline (-114), while the Royals are -105 underdogs, despite being favored against the spread (1.5) with +152 odds. Arizona has Eduardo Rodriguez starting, and Kansas City will counter with Kris Bubic.

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Diamondbacks vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Diamondbacks (-114)
• Underdog: Royals (-105)
• Over/under: 8.5

Diamondbacks betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Diamondbacks betting info

• The Diamondbacks have won 30 of the 58 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (51.7%).
• Arizona has gone 29-26 (winning 52.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -114 or shorter.
• The Diamondbacks have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.3% in this game.
• In the 85 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Arizona, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 44 times (44-37-4).
• The Diamondbacks have collected a 42-43-0 record against the spread this season.

Diamondbacks hitting info

• Geraldo Perdomo is batting .272 with 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Perdomo’s home run total ranks 118th and his RBI tally ranks 11th.
• Perdomo has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .450 with a double, three walks and three RBIs.
• Josh Naylor’s .303 batting average paces his team.
• Naylor ranks 96th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 22nd in RBI.
• Eugenio Suarez has put up a team-best 26 home runs and 69 runs batted in.
• Ketel Marte is batting .300 with 11 doubles, 18 home runs and 35 walks.

Diamondbacks pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
• Arizona’s 4.70 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Diamondbacks average baseball’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.336).
• The Diamondbacks give up the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (113 total, 1.3 per game).
• Arizona fell to the Giants 6-5 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing 10 hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have been underdogs in 55 games this season and won 25 (45.5%) of those contests.
• This season, Kansas City has won 20 of its 49 games, or 40.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least -105 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 51.2% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 34 of its 87 opportunities.
• The Royals are 45-42-0 ATS in their 87 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with 11 home runs, 45 RBI and a batting average of .290 this season.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt’s home run total is 77th, and his RBI total is 51st.
• Witt enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .341 with four doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Maikel Garcia’s batting average of .305 leads all Kansas City hitters this season.
• Garcia ranks 137th in homers and 81st in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Vinnie Pasquantino’s 12 home runs lead all Kansas City hitters, and he’s slugging .412.
• Pasquantino has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Jonathan India has 74 hits and an OBP of .322 to go with a slugging percentage of .339 this season.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
• Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.50 ERA this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of just 1.221 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• The Royals have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 88 home runs allowed.
• Kansas City suffered a 3-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out seven Mariners batters while allowing eight hits.