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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals
The fans at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium will be treated to a interleague game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals when they take their seats on Wednesday.
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Dakota Hudson in this game. Hudson has a 10-6 record and a 4.01 ERA this season.
It'll be Brad Keller toeing the rubber for the Royals in this contest. Right hander Keller is 7-12 with a 4.09 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 10.
Kansas City was a 2-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Cardinals. They lost as +225 underdogs, while the total score of 2 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 2-0 winner as they battled the Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -245 were rewarded, while the 2 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 62-55 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games
Kansas City:
Team record: 43-77 SU
Kansas City is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games
Kansas City is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Cincinnati Thursday, August 15
Kansas City home to New York Friday, August 16