The morale in the Toronto Blue Jays camp is questionable following a disappointing Sunday. First they coughed up a seven-run lead after the fifth inning to eventually lose to the Tampa Bay Rays, and later on, they traded right-hander Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets.

The Kansas City Royals have at least some kind of momentum after avoiding a four-game sweep against Cleveland with Sunday's 9-6 victory and I like the price we get on the home team.

KC right-hander Brad Keller (7-9, 3.95 ERA) will be looking to close out an impressive month of July; he is 3-0 with a 1.33 ERA in four starts after limiting Atlanta to four hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings last time out. Blue Jays southpaw Thomas Pannone (2-4, 6.39 ERA) meanwhile has made just three major league starts on the season and has surrendered eight runs over 8 2/3 innings of work this month.

Royals are 7-1 in Keller's last 8 home starts vs. a team with a losing record and 10-4 in the last 14 meetings with the Blue Jays at The K.

8* play on Kansas City Royals.