Major League Baseball betting<\/b> sees the Kansas City Royals<\/b> taking on the Tampa Bay Rays<\/b> 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. <\/p>\n \n Kansas City Royals<\/a> (78-49) at Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> (63-64) <\/strong> Click here to view…\u00a0MLB ATS Stats<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Expert MLB Betting Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63744&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The right-hander is 2-0 lifetime versus the Rays.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The Rays have won five of their\u00a0last six, but gave up a whopping 33 runs while dropping all four games against the Royals in early July.<\/p>\n Tampa needs all the wins it can get, as it still trails Texas by 2 \u00bd games for the second AL wild card.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63745&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n The offense has been fueled of late by Kevin Kiermaier, who is 8-for-12 during a four-game hitting streak for the Rays.<\/p>\n Pitching will be key\u00a0in 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Under is 7-2-1 in KC last 10 Fri. games. The Rays are playing well, but the Royals have the offensive edge in this one.<\/p>\n MLB Baseball Score Prediction: Royals 6, Rays 4<\/strong><\/p>\n We’ll be providing 4* free MLB plays on the blog all season long, and check out our EXPERTS for guaranteed premium MLB Baseball plays<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=65348&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. 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\nDate: Friday, Aug. 28 <\/strong>
\nTime: 7:10 p.m. <\/strong>
\nVenue: at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida <\/strong>
\nMLB Betting Lines: Royals -113, Rays 104<\/strong>
\nMLB Betting Total: 7<\/strong>
\nProbable Pitchers: Royals: Edinson Volquez vs. Rays: Erasmo Ramirez <\/strong>
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MLB Betting Trends:<\/h3>\n
\nKC are 16-5 in Volquezs last 21 starts.
\nKC are 8-3 in Volquezs last 11 road starts.
\nUnder is 10-4-1 in TB last 15 Fri. games.
\nTB are 14-5 in Ramirezs last 19 starts.
\nOver is 5-1-2 in the last 8 meetings in Tampa Bay.
\nOver is 13-3-2 in the last 18 meetings.<\/p>\n4* MLB Betting Prediction: Royals -113<\/h3>\n
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