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Royals limp into Tampa Bay with 5-game skid
Oddsmakers don't give the Royals much of a chance Saturday, installing them and their starting pitcher as pups when they visit Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.
Sporting a 5-6 overall record and a 4-6 mark within the division, the Devil Rays aim to knock the Royals (2-3 in the division) for a loss.
The Devil Rays are favored slightly by the bookmakers, who opened the game at -140. They are 5-6 on the season, while the Royals bring a 2-7 mark to the table. The total has been set at 10.5.
Buddy Bell's troops went to Tampa Bay last game and came away with a 7-2 loss, a game that went under 10. Oddsmakers had them as underdogs in that one.
The Devil Rays pitching staff isn't known for keeping hitters off the basepaths. Their hits-allowed-per-game ratio is in the bottom three of the American League.
Oddsmakers don't give the Royals much of a chance Saturday, installing them and their starting pitcher as pups when they visit Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.
Sporting a 5-6 overall record and a 4-6 mark within the division, the Devil Rays aim to knock the Royals (2-3 in the division) for a loss.
The Devil Rays are favored slightly by the bookmakers, who opened the game at -140. They are 5-6 on the season, while the Royals bring a 2-7 mark to the table. The total has been set at 10.5.
Buddy Bell's troops went to Tampa Bay last game and came away with a 7-2 loss, a game that went under 10. Oddsmakers had them as underdogs in that one.
The Devil Rays pitching staff isn't known for keeping hitters off the basepaths. Their hits-allowed-per-game ratio is in the bottom three of the American League.
