Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction & Picks - MLB
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The Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays, two teams who are on a different kind of streak, open a three-game series on Friday. The Royals have extended their winning streak to six games after sweeping the Oakland Athletics and Detroit Tigers in their last two series. Kansas City. The string of victories has kept the Royals (32-19) within striking 1.5 games of AL Central leader Cleveland Guardians (33-17). The Rays lost their last four games, including all three games from the previous series with the Boston Red Sox. As a result, the 25-26 Rays are now just one game ahead of the last placer Toronto Blue Jays (23-26). The Royals are hitting .335/.378/.587 with 39 runs while giving up 3.20 ERA over their last five games. The Rays carrying .209/.275/.294 split with 14 runs while giving up 5.11 runs over the same number of games.
Pitchers Matchup: Royals RHP Seth Lugo (7-1, 1.79 ERA with 58 strikeouts) will put on the line his formidable record against Rays RHP Shawn Armstrong (1-1, 4.03 ERA with 26 strikeouts).
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Tampa Bay Rays - Kansas City Royals Key Points
- DraftKings have booked Seth Lugo at 2.5 Earned Runs
- Lugo ranks second in total wins (7), fourth in ERA (1.79) and 29th in strikeouts (58).
- Lugo has not allowed more than two earned runs in his last six starts
- The Rays carry a .209/.275/.294 split with 14 runs over their last five games.
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Our Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction
Prediction: DraftKings have booked Seth Lugo at 2.5 Earned Runs for Friday’s series opener vs. the Rays. Lugo ranks second in total wins (7), fourth in ERA (1.79) and 29th in strikeouts (58). The Royals hurler has not allowed more than two earned runs in his last six starts. He also has a pair of shutouts this season, including a seven-inning master class against the Detroit Tigers on April 27. Lugo has a chance to stifle the Rays’ offense that has produced only 14 runs over their last five games. Our betting prediction for Royals vs. Rays: Pick Lugo to pitch UNDER 2.5 ERA at DraftKings.
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