{"id":603,"date":"2024-05-25T08:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T12:40:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-05-25T08:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T12:40:11","slug":"match-preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-tampa-bay-rays-may-25-2024-at-tropicana-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/25\/match-preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-tampa-bay-rays-may-25-2024-at-tropicana-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Preview: Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays &#8211; May 25, 2024 at Tropicana Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 25, 2024, the Kansas City Royals are set to take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The first pitch is slated for 4:10 PM under clear skies. Brady Singer will start for the Royals, entering the game with an impressive 2.70 ERA, while Aaron Civale, who carries a higher ERA of 5.923, will pitch for the Rays.<\/p>\n<p>In the American League Central standings, Kansas City is currently third, boasting a record of 33-19. This places their winning percentage at .634, including a division record of 11-5. The Royals have been particularly hot lately, winning eight of their last ten games and riding a seven-game win streak. At home, they have been solid with a 21-8 record, and they&#8217;ve been decent on the road with 12 wins to 11 losses. The Royals have scored 255 runs and allowed 176.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, the Tampa Bay Rays are positioned eighth in the AL East, holding a 25-27 win-loss record for a .481 winning percentage. They&#8217;ve struggled with a 9-11 division record and have tallied only four wins in their last ten games, currently experiencing a five-game losing streak. With a home record of 14-16 and an away record of 11-11, the Rays have managed to score 206 runs and give up 253.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to betting odds, Kansas City enters as the favorite with an Away Team Money Line of +100 compared to Tampa Bay&#8217;s Home Team Money Line of -118. The point spread is set at 1.5 and the over\/under for total runs in the game is 8.0. These numbers suggest a close game with potential for the Royals to extend their winning streak if they can capitalize on their current momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 25, 2024, the Kansas City Royals are set to take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The first pitch is slated for 4:10 PM under clear sk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmissourisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}