Baseball Odds: Cardinals vs Royals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium. Blake Hawksworth will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Hawksworth is 0-1 this season with a 13.50 ERA. The Royals will counter Hawksworth with Kyle Davies. Righthander Davies has a 6.15 ERA to go along with a 4-5 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Jose Guillen went 2-for-4 and drove in a run as the Royals defeated the Cardinals 4-2 on Friday. The Royals won that game as -152 favorites, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Zack Greinke allowed seven hits and two runs over eight innings for the win, and Joakim Soria closed out the ninth for his 18th save. Jeff Suppan was tagged with the loss, giving up seven hits and three runs over five innings for the Cardinals. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 2 straight games. Kansas City has won 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 40-33 SU Kansas City: 31-43 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Kansas City home to St. Louis, Sunday, June 27 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.