Kansas City Royals at Saint Louis Cardinals 5/21/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Kansas City Royals vs. Saint Louis Cardinals
MLB: 8:15 PM EST
May. 21, 2019
TV: FSMW
Latest Odds : STL -165 Total 9
The St. Louis Cardinals head back home on Tuesday and will welcome in the Kansas City Royals. The Cardinals are 24-23 on the season and sit 4th in the NL Central. St. Louis has won just three of their last ten games and lost to the Rangers 5-4 in their last game on Sunday. The Cardinals carry a 14-9 home field record heading into Tuesday.
Michael Wacha will make his 9th start of the season for the Cardinals. Wacha is 3-1 on the season with 42 innings pitched. Wacha has 39 strikeouts and carries a 4.93 ERA. Wacha pitched 5 innings in his last start allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits.
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The Kansas City Royals head to St. Louis after beating the Angels 5-1 on Sunday. The Royals are 16-31 on the season and sit last in the AL Central. Kansas City has won three of their last ten games and carry a 6-16 road record. The Royals average 4.4 runs per game which ranks 18th in the MLB.
Homer Bailey will make his 10th start on the mound for the Royals. Bailey is 4-4 on the season with 45.1 innings pitched. Bailey has 42 strikeouts, 20 walks, and carries a 5.36 ERA. Bailey pitched 4.1 innings in his last start allowing 5 earned runs on 8 hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
Royals are 3-9 in their last 12 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Cardinals are 7-1 in Wachas last 8 starts vs. American League Central.
Under is 31-15-6 in Royals last 52 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Under is 7-0-1 in Cardinals last 8 interleague home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Free Betting Pick: St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 runs
Lay the -1.5 runs with confidence with Michael Wacha on the hill for the Cardinals. The Cardinals are 7-1 in Wachas last 8 starts vs. American League Central. The Royals are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings. Back the home team in this one as the Royals are just awful on the road. Final Score Prediction, St Louis Cardinals win 7-3.