Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays will trot Andy Sonnanstine out to the mound in this one. Righthander Sonnanstine has a 1-1 record and a 4.02 ERA this season. The Royals will counter Sonnanstine with Kyle Davies. Righthander Davies has a 5.31 ERA to go along with a 8-11 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Bruce Chen tossed a two-hit complete-game shutout as the Royals beat the Rays 7-0 on Friday. The Royals won the game as +135 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Gregor Blanco had three hits in five plate appearances and drove in three runs for the Royals. James Shields gave up 12 hits and seven runs over five innings in suffering the Reds loss. Current streak: Team records: Kansas City: 67-93 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 4-6 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Kansas City Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay Kansas City is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Tampa Bay Next up: Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him. |