Kansas City at Baltimore

Looking at these teams at the beginning of the season and saying they would be equal at 11-11 through 22 games, would be a win for Kansas City. The Royals are 7-4 over their last 11 games on the season, and one thing they have been able to do is hit and beat left-handed pitching. Kansas City owns an 11-2 mark in their last 13 games when facing a left-handed starter. Baltimore lost 5-0 last night, and over their last six games the pitching staff has been victimized for 38 runs at 6.33 per contest. The Royals have taken charge in this series and own wins in each of the last four meetings, and Baltimore's 3-7 mark in their last 10 after scoring 2 or fewer runs in their previous game is very revealing. Take Kansas City.