Rays vs Royals MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Ace James Shields will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Shields is 12-14 this season with a 5.06 ERA. Shields's opponent in this one will be Bruce Chen. The Royals lefthander has a 4.57 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Kila Ka'aihue drove in a pair of runs to lift the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Rays on Thursday. The Royals won that game as +115 underdogs, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Zack Greinke scattered four hits and a pair of runs over seven innings for the win. Joakim Soria tossed a scoreless ninth for his 43rd save. Matt Garza surrendered five hits and three runs over seven innings in the loss. Current streak: Tampa Bay has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 94-65 SU Kansas City: 66-93 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Kansas City are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Kansas City Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Kansas City is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Tampa Bay Next up: Kansas City home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, October 2 Betting systems and a fantastic sports store show that the OffshoreInsiders.com Network is more than just free sports picks