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Kansas City Royals vs. San Diego Padres
The Kansas City Royals and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Petco Park in an interleague contest.
The Royals will give the ball to starter Carlos Hernandez in this one. Left hander Hernandez is 0-1 this season with a 4.50 ERA.
The Padres will counter Hernandez with Yu Darvish. Right hander Darvish has a 3.16 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Padres as -233-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Padres were a 5-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Royals. That made winners of bettors who got Kansas City at 170 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Kansas City was a 5-4 winner in its last match on the road against the Padres. They won as +170 underdogs, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.
Kansas City:
Team record: 13-31 SU
Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
San Diego:
Team record: 20-23 SU
San Diego is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Diego's last 13 games
Next up:
Kansas City at Chicago Friday, May 19
San Diego home to Boston Friday, May 19