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Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The fans at Tropicana Field will be treated to a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Right hander Brad Keller will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Keller is 3-4 this season with a 6.52 ERA.
The Rays will counter Keller with Rich Hill. Left hander Hill has a 3.89 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -164-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Tampa Bay was a 14-8 winner in its last match on the road against the Blue Jays. They won as -107 favorites, while the total score of 22 made winners of OVER bettors.
The Royals were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Tigers. That made winners of bettors who got Kansas City at -139 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Kansas City:
Team record: 22-23 SU
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 30-19 SU
Current Streak: won 11 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Tampa Bay is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing Kansas City
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Next up:
Kansas City at Tampa Bay Wednesday, May 26