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(MLB) Kansas City vs. Oakland,
Total: 7.00 | -112.00 Over
Result: Win
Total: 7.00 | -112.00 Over
Result: Win
This is a 10* TOTAL ART OF WAR on the UNDER between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics.
Other than an abnormal 8 run inning in yesterday's 8-3 victory, the A's have struggled at the plate of late and suffice it to say, I'm expecting a much lower-scoring affair between these clubs on Sunday. Before yesterday's win, note that Oakland had combined for one run and nine hits in consecutive losses previously. The home side sends Scott Kazmir (12-3, 2.37 ERA) to the hill, who is 3-0 with a tiny 1.44 ERA in his last five starts. Most recently Kazmir would give up two runs over five innings in a 9-3 win at Texas last Sunday. The Royals looked to be in good shape yesterday before Jason Vargas came unraveled in that one inning, James Shields (9-6, 3.50 ERA) looks to get his team back on track. Shields has thrown quality starts in four of his last five outings, most recently coming off a 2-1 loss to Minnesota, holding the Twins to an earned run over six frames. And that's bad news for hte A's, Shields is 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA in four career starts following his previous 124-plus pitch outings; and note that Shields has held the A's to two runs over 17 innings in his last two vs. them. Shields is going to have to be stingy today, many of the Royals sluggers have struggled vs. A's pitching, especially Billy Butler who is batting just .195 over his last 13 games overall and who is 0 for 16 in his last four vs. Oakland. Note that Kansas City has seen the total go UNDER the number in eight of 11 this year as a road dog in the +125 to +150 range, while Oakland has seen it dip below the number in 19 of 36 day games this season. The writing is on the wall in my opinion, all signs point to a classic, lower-scoring pitchers duel; play on the UNDER.
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Other than an abnormal 8 run inning in yesterday's 8-3 victory, the A's have struggled at the plate of late and suffice it to say, I'm expecting a much lower-scoring affair between these clubs on Sunday. Before yesterday's win, note that Oakland had combined for one run and nine hits in consecutive losses previously. The home side sends Scott Kazmir (12-3, 2.37 ERA) to the hill, who is 3-0 with a tiny 1.44 ERA in his last five starts. Most recently Kazmir would give up two runs over five innings in a 9-3 win at Texas last Sunday. The Royals looked to be in good shape yesterday before Jason Vargas came unraveled in that one inning, James Shields (9-6, 3.50 ERA) looks to get his team back on track. Shields has thrown quality starts in four of his last five outings, most recently coming off a 2-1 loss to Minnesota, holding the Twins to an earned run over six frames. And that's bad news for hte A's, Shields is 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA in four career starts following his previous 124-plus pitch outings; and note that Shields has held the A's to two runs over 17 innings in his last two vs. them. Shields is going to have to be stingy today, many of the Royals sluggers have struggled vs. A's pitching, especially Billy Butler who is batting just .195 over his last 13 games overall and who is 0 for 16 in his last four vs. Oakland. Note that Kansas City has seen the total go UNDER the number in eight of 11 this year as a road dog in the +125 to +150 range, while Oakland has seen it dip below the number in 19 of 36 day games this season. The writing is on the wall in my opinion, all signs point to a classic, lower-scoring pitchers duel; play on the UNDER.
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