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Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
The Kansas City Royals and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at PNC Park in an interleague contest.
Right hander Jakob Junis will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Junis is 1-0 this season with a 3.71 ERA.
Starting this game for the Pirates will be Tyler Anderson. The left hander has a 3.92 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Royals as -117-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.
Pittsburgh was a 6-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Twins. They won as +170 underdogs, while the total score of 8 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Kansas City won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Tigers on April 26. Bettors who backed the Royals at -105 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Kansas City:
Team record: 14-7 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 11-11 SU
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games when playing Kansas City
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Next up:
Kansas City at Pittsburgh Wednesday, April 28