Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Rays 8/21/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/21/2022 at 10:31 AM ET
The Kansas City Royals conclude a four-game series on the road Sunday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Kansas City is 49-72 following its 3-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday in the second game of the series. Kansas City was defeated by Tampa Bay in the opening game 7-1. Kansas City is fourth in the American League Central, 16 games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.
Center fielder Michael A. Taylor is batting .267 to lead Kansas CIty while shortstop Bobby Witt Jr has team highs in RBIs with 59, hits with 106 and on-base percentage at .290. Catcher Salvador Perez is the leader in home runs with 17. On Sunday, the Kansas City Royals will send Zack Greinke to the mound. The right-hander is 4-8 with a 4.13 ERA, 62 Ks and 20 BBs.
Tampa Bay is 63-55 following its one-run loss to Kansas City on Friday. Although Tampa Bay lost on Friday, the Rays have won five of the last six. Tampa Bay has the third-best team ERA in all of baseball at 3.39 and has a batting average allowed of only .232 which is sixth in baseball. Tampa Bay is third in the American League East, nine games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
Third baseman Yandy Diaz is batting .275 to lead Tampa Bay and has a team-high .384 on-base percentage. Left fielder Randy Arozarena is the leader in home runs with 16, RBIs with 64 and hits with 110. The Tampa Bay Rays have not announced their starting pitcher for Sunday's final game of a four-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals.
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Kansas City starting pitcher Zack Greinke has given up three earned runs or more in three of the last four outings and therefore the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in seven of the last nine that Kansas City has played versus an opponent from the American League East as well as in nine of the last 13 that Tampa Bay has played at home. The OVER has cashed in 19 of Tampa Bay’s last 29 on astroturf. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win but our best play is OVER 7-5.
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