Kazmir struggles vs. Royals
OAKLAND, CA (TheSpread) – The Kansas City Royals are on the road to face the Oakland Athletics today at 4:05PM ET, but they are happy to be seeing Scott Kazmir on the mound.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Kansas City comes into today’s game as the underdog, as the Royals have a money line of +125 to win. Oakland is a -135 favorite to win at home today. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs.
The Athletics are sending Kazmir to the mound this afternoon. While Kazmir has an impressive 2.70 ERA in the 2015 season, his numbers against the Royals have been anything but strong. Kazmir is just 4-7 against the Royals in his career with a 4.91 ERA and a WHIP of 1.485. Kazmir’s teams are just 7-11 in those games.
Kansas City is countering with Chris Young, who has a 3.88 ERA in his career against the Athletics. Kansas City already owns a 3-1 record against the Athletics this season, but today’s pitching matchup seems to give them a strong shot at being 4-1.
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