Royals-Athletics Preview

The fans at McAfee Coliseum will be treated to a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics when they take their seats on Tuesday. Ace righthander Gil Meche will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Meche is 8-9 this season with a 4.24 ERA. Meche's opponent in this one will be Greg Smith. The Athletics lefthander has a 3.90 ERA to go along with a 5-9 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Winning pitcher Zach Grienke allowed two runs over 7 1-3 innings, as the Royals downed the Athletics 4-2 on Monday night. Kansas City won as +105 road underdogs as the teams played under the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Alex Gordon was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer for the Royals, who got a two-run shot from Jose Guillen in the win. Carlos Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a run batted in for Oakland, while Dallas Braden gave up four runs over 6 2-3 innings to take the loss for the Athletics. Current streak: Kansas City has won 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 48-59 SU Oakland: 53-52 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 Oakland most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 1-9 Before playing Kansas City are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 12 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games Next up: Oakland home to Kansas City, Wednesday, July 30