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You can bet the Angels-Royals series Monday through Wednesday online. Though the Royals are 10-4 in the last 14 meetings between these two clubs, LA has won the last three. The Angels are a +110 road underdog with KC at -110 most books for Game 1. The total was coming in at either 8.5 or 9.
MONDAY PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels LH Hector Santiago (8-4, 4.32 ERA) vs. Royals RH Ian Kennedy (6-8, 4.28)
Santiago has posted a 1.70 ERA in 12 career games (six starts) against Kansas City.
LA is 20-6 in Santiago’s last 26 starts and 10-3 in his last 13 road starts.
Against the current Kansas City roster he has allowed just 15 hits off of 74 at bats with two home runs.
While Kennedy got beat up for seven runs his last start, five of the previous games he has started in have gone UNDER the current total of 8.5. In four of his last five starts he allowed no more than two runs.
Kennedy is 0-3 with a 6.35 ERA in four career games (three starts) versus the Angels.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
