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MLB Prediction: Royals vs Rays

Major League Baseball betting sees the Kansas City Royals taking on the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, Aug. 28, at Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all MLB season long so stay tuned for more FREE MLB baseball predictions.

Kansas City Royals (78-49) at Tampa Bay Rays (63-64)
Date: Friday, Aug. 28
Time: 7:10 p.m.
Venue: at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
MLB Betting Lines: Royals -113, Rays 104
MLB Betting Total: 7
Probable Pitchers: Royals: Edinson Volquez vs. Rays: Erasmo Ramirez
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Ben Zobrist and the Royals roll into the sunshine state on Friday night to start a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays who were swept by KC in their last meeting.

Royals

Zorbist will face his former team for the first time since he was traded to Kansas City on July 28. Injured earlier in the season, the two the two-time All Star is batting .337 in 26 games with the Royals, and has recorded six hits in 14 at-bats over his last four games.

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Meanwhile, KC third baseman Mike Moustakas is 14-for-31 with four homers and 12 RBIs, while right fielder Alex Rios is 14-for-29 during their eight-game hitting streaks.

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The Royals will look to extend their 13- game lead atop the AL Central by sending Edinson Volquez (11-7, 3.40 ERA) to the mound in Game 1.

The right-hander is 2-0 lifetime versus the Rays.

He has struggled though in two of his last three outings, including giving up six runs and nine hits over 6 2/3 innings at Boston on Sunday. Volquez did not get a decision despite allowing just one run in five frames versus Tampa Bay on July 7.

Rays

The Rays have won five of their last six, but gave up a whopping 33 runs while dropping all four games against the Royals in early July.

Tampa needs all the wins it can get, as it still trails Texas by 2 ½ games for the second AL wild card.

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The offense has been fueled of late by Kevin Kiermaier, who is 8-for-12 during a four-game hitting streak for the Rays.

Pitching will be key in this matchup however, as the Rays hand the ball to Erasmo Ramirez (10-4, 3.66 ERA), who is 2-0 in his last five overall starts. The right-hander is pitching well at home where he is 5-3 with a 2.55 ERA.

Zobrist is 4-for-9 with a pair of homers against Ramirez, who permitted three runs and seven hits over 6 1/3 frames in his only career start versus the Royals.

MLB Betting Trends:

Under is 7-2-1 in KC last 10 Fri. games.
KC are 16-5 in Volquezs last 21 starts.
KC are 8-3 in Volquezs last 11 road starts.
Under is 10-4-1 in TB last 15 Fri. games.
TB are 14-5 in Ramirezs last 19 starts.
Over is 5-1-2 in the last 8 meetings in Tampa Bay.
Over is 13-3-2 in the last 18 meetings.

4* MLB Betting Prediction: Royals -113

The Rays are playing well, but the Royals have the offensive edge in this one.

MLB Baseball Score Prediction: Royals 6, Rays 4

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