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Rogers' 10* Afternoon ASSAULT >>> SUPER 69-36-2 MLB Run!
(MLB) Kansas City vs. San Francisco,
Money Line: -169.00 San Francisco (Home)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -169.00 San Francisco (Home)
Result: Loss
The set-up:The Royals and Giants wrap-up a two-game IL series this afternoon in San Francisco. Kansas City improved to 3-1 on its nine-game California trip with an 8-1 triumph on Tuesday as every starter in the batting order recorded a hit. The Giants managed only five hits in Tuesday's loss and continue to seem hopelessly lost, falling to 26-40, which leaves them tied for last place in the NL West with the Padres (both are 14 1/2 games back of Colorado). The Royals, World Series champs in 2015, are just 29-34, coming off an 81-81 season in 2016.
The pitching matchup: Jason Hammel (2-6 & 5.43 ERA) gets the nod for KC and Johnny Cueto (5-5 & 4.33 ERA) for SF. Hammel settled for a no-decision against Houston on Thursday despite allowing only one run and four hits over seven innings. Hammel has been a huge disappointment in his first season with the Royals, as KC has gone 2-10 in his 12 starts in 2017, giving him a minus-$738 moneyline mark. That ranks 238th among 242 starters this season!. He has yet to defeat San Francisco in his career, going 0-3 with a 3.02 ERA in 12 appearances (11 starts / teams are 4-7). Cueto did not factor in the decision at Milwaukee on Thursday after allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and a season-high four walks in five innings. He has worked at least six innings in each of his previous eight outings but has gone just 2-4 in that span (team is 3-5). The Giants are 8-5 (plus-$336) in Cueto's starts this season but that's a far cry from when they were 23-9 (plus-$1056) in his 2016 outings (ranked 12th in the moneyline standings among starters). Of course, most will remember that Cueto spent part of the 2015 season with the Royals and helped them to the World Series title. He is 1-2 with a 3.79 ERA in three career starts against his former team.
The pick: Note that Cueto's three starts against KC all came when he was with the Reds, so this is his first meeting with them since leaving the team to sign a six-year, $130 million contract with the Giants. Cueto has not pitched as well as last year but does own a 2.64 ERA in 30 career interleague starts (14-6 record). Meanwhile, Hammel has been a complete bust (see above) and also note that he hasn't beaten anyone on the road since last July, a stretch of eight starts during which he has gone 0-7. He owns a 6.43 ERA and 1.86 WHIP in four road starts in 2017 (Royals are 0-4). Make the Giants a 10* play.
The pitching matchup: Jason Hammel (2-6 & 5.43 ERA) gets the nod for KC and Johnny Cueto (5-5 & 4.33 ERA) for SF. Hammel settled for a no-decision against Houston on Thursday despite allowing only one run and four hits over seven innings. Hammel has been a huge disappointment in his first season with the Royals, as KC has gone 2-10 in his 12 starts in 2017, giving him a minus-$738 moneyline mark. That ranks 238th among 242 starters this season!. He has yet to defeat San Francisco in his career, going 0-3 with a 3.02 ERA in 12 appearances (11 starts / teams are 4-7). Cueto did not factor in the decision at Milwaukee on Thursday after allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and a season-high four walks in five innings. He has worked at least six innings in each of his previous eight outings but has gone just 2-4 in that span (team is 3-5). The Giants are 8-5 (plus-$336) in Cueto's starts this season but that's a far cry from when they were 23-9 (plus-$1056) in his 2016 outings (ranked 12th in the moneyline standings among starters). Of course, most will remember that Cueto spent part of the 2015 season with the Royals and helped them to the World Series title. He is 1-2 with a 3.79 ERA in three career starts against his former team.
The pick: Note that Cueto's three starts against KC all came when he was with the Reds, so this is his first meeting with them since leaving the team to sign a six-year, $130 million contract with the Giants. Cueto has not pitched as well as last year but does own a 2.64 ERA in 30 career interleague starts (14-6 record). Meanwhile, Hammel has been a complete bust (see above) and also note that he hasn't beaten anyone on the road since last July, a stretch of eight starts during which he has gone 0-7. He owns a 6.43 ERA and 1.86 WHIP in four road starts in 2017 (Royals are 0-4). Make the Giants a 10* play.
