MLB Betting: Royals vs Nationals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Kansas City Royals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Righthander Anthony Lerew will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Lerew is 0-0 this season with a 3.00 ERA. Starting this game for the Nationals will be Luis Atilano. The righthander has a 4.77 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Livan Hernandez allowed one run over seven innings to get the win in the Nationals' 2-1 victory over the Royals on Monday night. Washington won as -140 home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 9-run total set by oddsmakers. Christian Guzman and Mike Morse homered for the Nationals, as Matt Capps pitched the ninth inning to pick up the save for Washington. Jason Kendall drove in the lone run for Kansas City, while losing pitcher Bruce Chen gave up two runs over six innings for the Royals. Current streak: Kansas City has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 29-42 SU Washington: 32-39 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Washington are 1-6 After playing Washington are 1-5 After a loss are 5-5 Washington most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Kansas City are 4-3 After playing Kansas City are 5-1 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Washington home to Kansas City, Wednesday, June 23 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.