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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
Left hander Bailey Falter will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Falter is 6-4 this season with a 3.69 ERA.
Starting this game for the Royals will be Kris Bubic. The left hander has a 2.45 ERA to go along with a 7-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Royals as -217-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
In their last action, Kansas City was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on Kansas City at -135 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Royals at -135 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 38-55 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Kansas City:
Team record: 45-48 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Kansas City is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Minnesota Friday, July 11
Kansas City home to New York Friday, July 11