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AAA's 10* UNDERDOG GAME OF THE MONTH (+$50,000 BIG TICKET 10* RUN!)
(MLB) Houston vs. Kansas City,
Money Line: 107.00 Kansas City (Home)
Result: Loss
Money Line: 107.00 Kansas City (Home)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* UNDERDOG GAME OF THE MONTH on the Kansas City Royals.
Dallas Keuchel has been a train-wreck this year and has been particularly brutal on the road. Edinson Volquez has been more consistent and has certainly been sharp in front of the home town crowd. We played this selection on Thursday night, Kansas City was/is the slight home dog and suffice it to say, we think the oddsmakers have made a big mistake here. Keuchel (3-9, 5.32 ERA) most recently gave up two runs off five hits over seven innings in a no-decision vs. the soft-hitting Reds on Saturday. As noted above though, Keuchel has struggled in this position all season, going 2-5 with a 5.43 ERA in all "night" contests and an even worse 2-6 with a ballooned 5.91 ERA in all road games. Volquez (7-6, 4.22) comes in off a win despite allowing five runs off eight hits while striking out six over 6.1 innings vs. the Tigers on Saturday. There was a silver lining for Volquez, who was staked to an early lead and who was able to pound the strike zone throughout, in that for a third straight outing he'd not issue a single walk. Note that Volquez is 5-2 with a 2.61 ERA in Kansas City so far this season. Is Keuchel the better pitcher in this matchup? He won the the Cy Young Award last year, but clearly he's not the same right now. Volquez and the ROYALS are the correct move here.
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Dallas Keuchel has been a train-wreck this year and has been particularly brutal on the road. Edinson Volquez has been more consistent and has certainly been sharp in front of the home town crowd. We played this selection on Thursday night, Kansas City was/is the slight home dog and suffice it to say, we think the oddsmakers have made a big mistake here. Keuchel (3-9, 5.32 ERA) most recently gave up two runs off five hits over seven innings in a no-decision vs. the soft-hitting Reds on Saturday. As noted above though, Keuchel has struggled in this position all season, going 2-5 with a 5.43 ERA in all "night" contests and an even worse 2-6 with a ballooned 5.91 ERA in all road games. Volquez (7-6, 4.22) comes in off a win despite allowing five runs off eight hits while striking out six over 6.1 innings vs. the Tigers on Saturday. There was a silver lining for Volquez, who was staked to an early lead and who was able to pound the strike zone throughout, in that for a third straight outing he'd not issue a single walk. Note that Volquez is 5-2 with a 2.61 ERA in Kansas City so far this season. Is Keuchel the better pitcher in this matchup? He won the the Cy Young Award last year, but clearly he's not the same right now. Volquez and the ROYALS are the correct move here.
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