Royals-Marlins Who Will Cover?

The Kansas City Royals and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Dolphin Stadium in an interleague contest.

Zach Greinke will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Greinke is 4-1 this season with a 1.93 ERA.

Starting this game for the Marlins will be Burke Badenhop. The righthander has a 6.16 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 101-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Marlins scored five runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Royals 7-3 on Saturday, as -125 favorites. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).

Wes Helms belted a three-run homer, while Mike Jacobs went deep for a two-run shot and finished with three RBIs for the Marlins. Logan Kensing tossed an inning of relief for the victory.

Jose Guillen drove in two runs in a losing effort for the Royals, who were +110 underdogs in that game. Brian Bannister gave up six runs off seven hits over 6 1-3 innings.

Team records:
Kansas City: 20-22 SU
Florida: 24-18 SU

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Florida are 3-4
After a loss are 5-5

Florida most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 1-9
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing Kansas City are 3-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Florida is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

Next up:
Kansas City at Boston, Monday, May 19
Florida home to Arizona, Tuesday, May 20

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