#970 ASA PLAY ON 8* Los Angeles Angels -1.5 on the Run Line (-135) over Kansas City Royals, Friday at 9:35 PM ET - Action on pitchers here as Royals going with a bullpen game in this one.  The Kansas City bullpen is dead last in MLB with the highest ERA this season so Los Angeles should have a big advantage on the mound here no matter who is pitching!  The Angels are expected to send Shohei Ohtani to start this one.  Ohtani is undefeated in his first 4 starts this season and he has been dominant ever since his rookie season in 2018.  Ohtani is sporting a 30-14 record in his career and he finished last season with an outstanding 2.33 ERA.  The Angels right-hander has been practically unhittable this season with just 6 hits allowed in 21 innings!  Taylor Clarke will be the likely starter for the Royals here but he is really just an opener.  He has a 6.75 ERA and the Royals bullpen has a 6.89 team ERA!  The Angels bullpen has a 3.27 ERA and ranks a solid 7th in the majors!  Clarke will likely work only an inning or two for KC and then Ryan Yarbrough is expected to get the bulk of the work here out of the bullpen.  He has a 9.00 ERA this season and we expect the Angels to crush the ball at home in this one.  Kansas City has lost 6 straight and 9 of last 10 games!  14 of the Royals 15 losses this season have been by at least a 2-run margin.  The Angels have not been great this season but KC has been horrid and all the edges point to the home team and a big-margin win here.  Looking for a home blowout and we think we're getting some nice value with the -1.5 runs in this one even at a price in the -135 money range with the Angels.  Lay it!