Royals-Orioles Odds Preview

The Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Camden Yards. Brian Bannister will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Bannister is 6-7 this season with a 3.68 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Jason Berken who starts for the Orioles. Righthander Berken is 1-8 with a 6.55 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Billy Butler was 5-for-5 with three runs batted in to lead the Royals over the Orioles 5-3 on Monday night. Kansas City cashed as +130 road underdogs as the game played UNDER the 10.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Mark Teahen went 2-for-5 with an RBI for the Royals, while Robinson Tejeda picked up the win in relief of starter Bruce Chen for Kansas City. Adam Jones had a solo homer and two RBIs for Baltimore, as Matt Albers was handed the loss after coming into the game for Orioles starter Rich Hill. Team records: Kansas City: 39-59 SU Baltimore: 42-56 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Baltimore are 2-8 After playing Baltimore are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 Baltimore most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Kansas City's last 15 games on the road Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Baltimore Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home Baltimore is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Kansas City Baltimore is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Kansas City Next up: Baltimore home to Kansas City, Wednesday, July 29