Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals Odds

Power Ranking

Pittsburgh 19

Kansas City 2

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PIT
4.15
4.93
0.00
7.78
3.51
8.69
3.67

Offense
Defense
Team ERA
Offensive Hits
Offensive Walks
Defensive Hits
Defensive Walks

KC
4.02
5.33
0.00
8.21
2.40
8.88
3.49

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Pittsburgh Pirates at Kansas City Royals

The MLB baseball betting odds board sees a clash between Kansas City and Pittsburgh on Wednesday, with the host Royals trying to win for themselves and reward betting fans who pick them on the moneyline.

For the Kansas City Royals, Edinson Volquez gets the ball, charged with keeping the Pittsburgh Pirates hitters off the base paths.

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Team Record

Pittsburgh Pirates

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	54-39	5-5	17-24	11-6	43-33
Home	32-16	4-1	13-10	5-5	27-11
Away	22-23	1-4	4-14	6-1	16-22
Fave	45-26	4-3	12-14	9-6	36-20
Dog	8-12	1-2	4-9	2-0	6-12
O/U	40-46-7	5-4-1	20-17-4	8-9	32-37-7
vs LHP	10-7	1-1	2-3	4-1	6-6
vs RHP	44-32	4-4	15-21	7-5	37-27

Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	56-36	7-3	24-15	46-31	10-5
Home	31-17	4-2	12-8	24-15	7-2
Away	25-19	3-1	12-7	22-16	3-3
Fave	31-21	2-2	15-9	24-18	7-3
Dog	25-15	5-1	9-6	22-13	3-2
O/U	40-42-10	4-5-1	16-19-4	34-34-9	6-8-1
vs LHP	17-16	3-2	8-6	17-13	0-3
vs RHP	39-20	4-1	16-9	29-18	10-2

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Pittsburgh Pirates

Charlie Morton (6-4) ERA: 4.59 View Pitcher Log

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 17, 2015	MIL	L	1-4	U	6	-100
Jul 8, 2015	SD	W	5-2	P	6	78
Jul 3, 2015	CLE	L	2-5	P	6	-100

Kansas City Royals

Edinson Volquez (9-5) ERA: 3.15

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 17, 2015	CHW	L	0-2	U	6.1	-100
Jul 12, 2015	TOR	W	11-10	O	5.1	83
Jul 7, 2015	TB	W	7-1	O	5	81

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Pittsburgh Pirates

Charlie Morton (6-4) ERA: 4.59

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 28, 2009	3-2	KC	5	7	3	3	0	3	Loss

Kansas City Royals

Edinson Volquez (9-5) ERA: 3.15

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Aug 20, 2012	3-1	SD	6.2	5	1	1	3	10	Win
Aug 10, 2012	9-8	SD	3.1	7	6	6	4	3	No Decision
Sep 23, 2011	4-3	PIT	5	6	3	3	2	5	No Decision
Apr 17, 2011	7-6	PIT	5.2	5	6	6	6	6	No Decision
Sep 11, 2010	5-4	CIN	7	1	0	0	1	10	No Decision

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Jul 21, 2015	PIT	1	107	7	Under	Gerrit Cole (R)
Jul 21, 2015	KC	3	107	7	Under	Jason Vargas (L)
Jul 20, 2015	PIT	10	-133	7	Over	A.J. Burnett (R)
Jul 20, 2015	KC	7	-133	7	Over	Yordano Ventura (R)
Jun 10, 2012	KC	2	-123	7.5	Under	Bruce Chen (L)
Jun 10, 2012	PIT	3	-123	7.5	Under	A.J. Burnett (R)
Jun 9, 2012	KC	3	-146	7.5	Over	Vin Mazzaro (R)
Jun 9, 2012	PIT	5	-146	7.5	Over	James McDonald (R)
Jun 8, 2012	KC	2	-128	7	Under	Luke Hochevar (R)
Jun 8, 2012	PIT	4	-128	7	Under	Erik Bedard (L)
Jun 28, 2009	KC	3	130	7.5	Under	Zack Greinke (R)
Jun 28, 2009	PIT	2	130	7.5	Under	Charlie Morton (R)
Jun 27, 2009	KC	2	-155	8.5	Under	Bruce Chen (L)
Jun 27, 2009	PIT	6	-155	8.5	Under	Paul Maholm (L)
Jun 26, 2009	KC	3	115	8.5	Under	Gil Meche (R)
Jun 26, 2009	PIT	5	115	8.5	Under	Virgil Vasquez (R)
Jun 22, 2006	PIT	7	115	9.5	Over	Paul Maholm (L)
Jun 22, 2006	KC	15	115	9.5	Over	Scott Elarton (R)
Jun 21, 2006	PIT	4	120	9	Over	Ian Snell (R)
Jun 21, 2006	KC	6	120	9	Over	Mike Wood (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Kansas City
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games at home
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Injuries

Pittsburgh Pirates

Yasmani Grandal C 10-day IL (03/25), Foot
Marco Gonzales SP 15-day IL (04/14), Forearm
Ryan Borucki SP 15-day IL (04/06), Triceps
Jason Delay C 10-day IL (04/01), Knee
Carmen Mlodzinski RP 15-day IL (03/25), Elbow

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

Carlos Hernandez P 15-day IL (03/25), Shoulder
Josh Taylor RP 60-day IL (03/25), Biceps
Jake Brentz RP 15-day IL (03/25), Hamstring

Last 5 Games

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jul 21, 2015	KC	1-3	L	-117	7	Gerrit Cole	7.1	A	Jason Vargas
Jul 20, 2015	KC	10-7	W	+123	7	A.J. Burnett	6	A	Yordano Ventura
Jul 19, 2015	MIL	1-6	L	+125	8	Jeff Locke	7.1	A	Taylor Jungmann
Jul 18, 2015	MIL	5-8	L	-127	8	Vance Worley	4	A	Jimmy Nelson
Jul 17, 2015	MIL	1-4	L	+101	8.5	Charlie Morton	6	A	Mike Fiers

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jul 21, 2015	PIT	3-1	W	+107	7	Jason Vargas	1.1	H	Gerrit Cole
Jul 20, 2015	PIT	7-10	L	-133	7	Yordano Ventura	4	H	A.J. Burnett
Jul 19, 2015	CHW	4-1	W	+159	7	Danny Duffy	8	A	Chris Sale
Jul 18, 2015	CHW	7-6	W	+105	7.5	Jeremy Guthrie	5	A	Jose Quintana
Jul 17, 2015	CHW	0-2	L	-117	9	Edinson Volquez	6.1	A	John Danks

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

4.15 4.02

Runs Allowed

4.93 5.33

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.08 4.59

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.56 5.46

Starter ERA

4.59 3.15

Stats Comparison

Pittsburgh Pirates

Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

7.78 8.21

Hits Allowed

8.69 8.88

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

4.1 13.2

Offensive Walks

3.51 2.40

Defensive Walks

3.67 3.49

Wins Last 10 Games

5 7

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.15	25	5.33	28
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.08	25	5.46	28
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.02	28	4.93	23
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.59	13	4.56	16