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Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Tropicana Field.

Right hander Brad Keller will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Keller is 2-1 this season with a 2.64 ERA.

Starting this game for the Rays will be Yonny Chirinos. The right hander has a 3.26 ERA to go along with a 3-0 record this season.

Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Red Sox on April 21. Bettors who backed the Red Sox at 100 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for Kansas City, they were a 7-6 loser as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -197 were rewarded, while the 13 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Kansas City:
Team record: 7-15 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Kansas City is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Kansas City is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 14-8 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games

Next up:
Kansas City at Tampa Bay Tuesday, April 23