Royals-Blue Jays Who Will Cover?

A winning streak will be on the line for the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday when they battle the Kansas City Royals at Rogers Centre.

The Royals will trot Brett Tomko out to the mound in this one. Righthander Tomko has a 2-5 record and a 5.81 ERA this season.

Tomko's opponent in this one will be Shaun Marcum. The Blue Jays righthander has a 2.80 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Blue Jays defeated Kansas City 3-1 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5).

Dustin McGowan pitched seven strong inning, allowing only one run on nine hits, while striking out seven or Toronto, while Shannon Stewart was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

David DeJesus drove in the Royals' lone run and Gil Meche took the loss after allowing two runs on five hits in six innings.

Current streak:
Kansas City has lost 7 straight games.
Toronto has won 4 straight games.

Team records:
Kansas City: 21-29 SU
Toronto: 27-25 SU

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 1-9
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Kansas City are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City

Next up:
Kansas City home to Minnesota, Tuesday, May 27
Toronto at Oakland, Tuesday, May 27

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