Baseball betting stays focused on inter-league play on Wednesday as the Royals of Kansas City swing away against the Padres of San Diego.

The Padres will turn to Tim Stauffer and his 3-5 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Royals send Bruce Chen (4-1) to the hill.



View Kansas City vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
San Diego opened as -150 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 7.

Power Rankings:
The Padres sit at No. 14 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Royals sit at an American League No. 13 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, San Diego owns the No. 15 ranking for hits in the National League at 7.9 per game. By contrast, the Royals are rated No. 3 in the same category at 9.1 per game.

San Diego owns the National League's No. 5 defense, allowing 3.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Kansas City's American League No. 14-rated defense.

Last time out for Kansas City, they were a 4-2 loser as they battled the Padres on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Padres at -108 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Kansas City looks to rebound from a loss to the Padres, who beat them 4-2 on Tuesday behind a start from Clayton Richard at PETCO Park.




Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 1-6
After a loss are 3-7

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Seattle are 4-6
After playing Kansas City are 5-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Royals at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Kansas City's last 16 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing Kansas City
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games


Next up:
Kansas City at Colorado, Friday, July 1
San Diego at Seattle, Friday, July 1