Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction & Picks - MLB
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by Matt Lowrimore in MLB Picks
All 30 teams will be in action on Tuesday, which will include an American League matchup between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays. Let’s take a look at the match statistics and predictions for this game between the Royals and the Rays.
Tampa Bay enters this game with a record of 48-33 and is currently in first place in the AL East division. The Rays are coming off a weekend sweep over the Arizona Diamondbacks and, to begin this series, are scheduled to start Griffin Jax, who is 3-5 and has an ERA of 3.33.
As for Kansas City, they enter this game with a record of 35-50 and are currently in last place in the AL Central division. The Royals are coming off a weekend series against the Chicago White Sox, in which they lost two out of three games. For Game 1 of this series, Kansas City is scheduled to start Noah Cameron, who has a record of 4-5 and an ERA of 4.50.
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L |
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0.593 | 81 | 48 | 33 |
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0.412 | 85 | 35 | 50 |
Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays Latest Matches
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Kansas City Royals against Tampa Bay Rays : Head to Head (H2H)
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Kansas City Royals - Tampa Bay Rays Key Points
- Griffin Jax has an ERA of 3.33 this season
- Griffin Jax has an ERA of 2.96 on the road this season
- Noah Cameron has an ERA of 4.50 this season
- Noah Cameron has an ERA of 4.61 at home this season
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Our Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction
The Rays are the small favorite in this game, but still look to be the best betting option. For one, Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games, which includes a 5-game winning streak. In addition, the Rays look to have the clear advantage in starting pitching.
Jax has made 13 away appearances (five starts) this season, in which he has allowed 16 runs (nine earned) over 27.1 innings. Cameron, on the other hand, has made eight starts at home, where he has allowed 22 runs (21 earned) over 41.0 innings.
Therefore, with the Royals having gone just 5-5 SU over their last 10 games, our Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays prediction is: Tampa Bay Rays ML.
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