Friday, May 16, 2008

Royals-Marlins Pointers

The Kansas City Royals and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Dolphin Stadium.
Brett Tomko will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Tomko is 1-4 this season with a 5.74 ERA.
Starting this game for the Marlins will be Andrew Miller. The lefthander has a 6.52 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Jose Guillen drove in three runs to lead the Royals to an 8-4 win over the Tigers in Thursday's finale, as +105 underdogs. The 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Guillen finished 2-for-4 at the plate for the Royals. Gil Meche tossed seven innings for the win, allowing three runs off six hits.
The Reds scored a run in the bottom of the 10th on Wednesday as they got past the Marlins 7-6. The Reds won that game as -135 favorites, while the 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Cody Ross smacked a three-run homer for the Marlins, who were +120 underdogs. Renyel Pinto allowed the winning run and suffered the loss.
Current streak:
Kansas City has won 4 straight games.
Florida has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Kansas City: 19-21 SU
Florida: 23-17 SU
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Florida are 4-2
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Florida most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 3-3
After playing Cincinnati are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Florida is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games
Next up:
Florida home to Kansas City, Saturday, May 17
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