Rays-Royals Vegas Betting Odds

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Andy Sonnanstine in this game. Sonnanstine has a 10-5 record and a 4.54 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Royals will be Kyle Davies. The righthander has a 4.58 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays scored three times in the final two innings on Saturday, as they defeated the Royals 5-3. The Rays won the game as -170 favorites, and the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Carl Crawford went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Rays. Al Reyes tossed a scoreless seventh for the win, and Troy Percival collected his 22nd save. Ross Gload and Esteban German each had two hits and one RBI in the loss. Horacio Ramirez allowed two runs off 2 2-3 innings of relief in suffering the defeat. The Royals were +155 underdogs in that game. Current streak: Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games. Kansas City has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 61-42 SU Kansas City: 46-59 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Toronto are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Tampa Bay is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home Next up: Tampa Bay at Toronto, Monday, July 28 Kansas City at Oakland, Monday, July 28