39-37 +1388 L1
Winner yest with Tor +115
Loser yest with Sea +153
Saturday 6/27
Pit -152 Maholm (vs KCy Chen)
Ya know I hate bettin' favs but .....
Despite being cellar dwellers in the NL Central Pitt has the fourth best Home record in the NL at 20-13 (11-4 L15), behind the Dodgers, Frisco, and the Cubs (yep, the Cubs). Maholm, who has been on the road for 6 of his past 7 starts, (4 consec) is a home pitcher, going at least 7 innings in 4 of his 5 home starts, and allowing 0, 0, 1, 2, and 4 earned runs in those starts.
Today the Pirates face a recycled Bruce Chen (10th team) who hasn't started in the Majors since '07. Not sure what he'll bring but he can't be expected to go very deep which means the KCy bullpen will have to get involved. That spells trouble for the Royals.
The Royals are just 5-16 in their last 21 on the road.
Good luck.