This is an 8* BLOWOUT on the Rays.

After five straight losses, including a 7-4 setback here yesterday, I like Tampa to dig deep here and find a way to deliver.

It's interesting to note that TB is in fact 7-3 in its last ten after five or more straight losses in a row.

KC has won five straight, but with a series at division rival Minnesota tomorrow, a four-gamer, everything points to the visitors finally getting caught looking ahead here.

Michael Wacha is 4-4 with a 4.45 ERA for the Royals, while Taj Bradley is 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA for the Rays.

Look for TB to do more than enough to get off the schneid and to end this losing streak with a solid victory here at home on Sunday afternoon.

Good luck, NP