The Milwaukee Brewers (0-4) will try to put a stop to their current four-game losing streak when they host the Kansas City Royals (2-2) at 7:40 p.m. ET on FDSWI and FDSKC Tuesday. Bookmakers consider the Brewers to be -124 favorites to end their skid, while the Royals are +105 underdogs looking for the upset.
Milwaukee’s Chad Patrick gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Michael Lorenzen.
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Brewers and Royals Betting Trends (2024)
The Brewers won 55 of the 94 games they were the moneyline favorite last season (58.5%).
When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -124 or shorter last year, Milwaukee had a record of 42-26 (61.8%).
The Royals won 38, or 43.7%, of the 87 games they played as underdogs last season.
Kansas City had a record of 25-37, a 40.3% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +105 or more by oddsmakers last season.
The Brewers combined with their opponents to go over the total 84 times last season for an 84-70-11 record against the over/under.
The Royals and their opponents hit the over in 70 of their 168 games with a total last season.
Brewers Stats & Insights (2024)
Last season the Brewers scored the sixth-most runs in baseball (777 total, 4.8 per game).
Milwaukee averaged 1.1 home runs per game to rank 16th in MLB with 177 total home runs last season.
The Brewers had the eighth-best batting average in the majors (.248).
The team struck out nine times per game to rank 21st in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Brewers had a collective 8.6 K/9 last season, which ranked 15th in the majors.
Milwaukee had the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.65).
Royals Stats & Insights (2024)
The Royals scored the 13th-most runs in the league last season with 735 (4.5 per game).
Kansas City’s 170 home runs ranked 20th in Major League Baseball.
The Royals had a team batting average of .248 last season, which ranked eighth among MLB teams.
Kansas City showed patience at the plate last season, having the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.2) among MLB offenses.
The Royals averaged the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the big leagues last season.
Kansas City pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.76 last year, eighth-best in baseball.
Brewers Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
Patrick will make his first start of the season for the Brewers.
William Contreras finished last season with a .281 average and 92 RBI.
Jackson Chourio collected 145 hits, posted an OBP of .327, and a .464 SLG.
Brice Turang finished with a .254 average, seven home runs and 57 RBI last season.
Joey Ortiz collected 105 hits, posted an OBP of .329 and a .398 SLG.
Royals Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
The Royals will send Lorenzen to the mound for his first start this season.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit 32 home runs and had 109 runs batted in last season, while putting up a batting average of .332.
Vinnie Pasquantino hit .262 with 30 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 40 walks.
Salvador Perez hit .271 last season with 28 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks.
Jonathan India had 28 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 80 walks while hitting .248.
Brewers and Royals Injuries
Brewers: Blake Perkins: 10 Day IL (Shin), Brandon Woodruff: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Aaron Ashby: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Aaron Civale: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Tobias Myers: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Nick Mears: 15 Day IL (Illness), Robert Gasser: 60 Day IL (Elbow), D.L. Hall: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Royals: Dairon Blanco: 10 Day IL (Achilles), Alec Marsh: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Kyle Wright: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), James McArthur: 15 Day IL (Elbow)
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