PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's Run Line Game of the Year
(MLB) Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay,
Point Spread: -1.50 | 102.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -1.50 | 102.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
The Rays have been the best team during the past couple of weeks winning 11 in a row through Monday with the last nine of those victories coming by more than one run.
The Royals halted that streak with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday.
But with Tyler Glasnow on the mound Wednesday, I'm fully expecting the Rays to get back to their winning form in convincing fashion. Glasnow is 4-2 with a 2.90 ERA. He's been absolutely dominant at home with a 2.20 ERA and a 44-to-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Glasnow should easily handle a below-average Kansas City offense that struck out 13 times against Rich Hill on Tuesday. The Royals rank 19th in runs and 28th in homers.
Mike Minor draws the start for Kansas City. After some promising seasons in Atlanta, Minor has turned into a journeyman. The Royals are the third team he's been on during the last two years. Minor's ERA was well above 5.00 last season and it's 5.14 this year. His strikeout numbers have dropped and his WHIP has gone up. He's now just an innings-eater at best. The Rays rank among the top nine in runs and homers.
The Rays have won 57 of their last 84 home games for 68 percent playing their games in quirky Tropicana Field with it's lightning fast astroturf and weird stadium dimensions. It's a tough adjustment for the opposition. The Royals have lost 12 of the past 15 times when playing on astroturf and are 5-14 in their last 19 meetings against Tampa Bay, including going 2-6 during their past eight games at Tropicana Field.
The Royals halted that streak with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday.
But with Tyler Glasnow on the mound Wednesday, I'm fully expecting the Rays to get back to their winning form in convincing fashion. Glasnow is 4-2 with a 2.90 ERA. He's been absolutely dominant at home with a 2.20 ERA and a 44-to-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Glasnow should easily handle a below-average Kansas City offense that struck out 13 times against Rich Hill on Tuesday. The Royals rank 19th in runs and 28th in homers.
Mike Minor draws the start for Kansas City. After some promising seasons in Atlanta, Minor has turned into a journeyman. The Royals are the third team he's been on during the last two years. Minor's ERA was well above 5.00 last season and it's 5.14 this year. His strikeout numbers have dropped and his WHIP has gone up. He's now just an innings-eater at best. The Rays rank among the top nine in runs and homers.
The Rays have won 57 of their last 84 home games for 68 percent playing their games in quirky Tropicana Field with it's lightning fast astroturf and weird stadium dimensions. It's a tough adjustment for the opposition. The Royals have lost 12 of the past 15 times when playing on astroturf and are 5-14 in their last 19 meetings against Tampa Bay, including going 2-6 during their past eight games at Tropicana Field.
