Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Odds Line Picks and Prediction - August 18 2022 MLB Season × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Free Betting Picks MLB Preview Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Odds Line Picks and Prediction - August 18 2022 MLB Season By Lucas Abrenica Modified 18 Aug 2022 Follow Us Share Randy Arozarena of the Rays in a game versus the New York Yankees The Tampa Bay Rays will host the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. The Rays lost 8-7 to the Yankees on Wednesday courtesy of Josh Donaldson's walk-off grand slam. Tampa Bay sits at 62-54 this season following their late collapse. The Royals are now 48-71 this year after losing 4-0 to the Minnesota Twins. Tampa Bay has been great at home, holding a 35-22 record at Tropicana Field. Kansas City has been subpar on the road, especially in Tampa Bay, where they've lost eight of the last 10 meetings. Tampa Bay will go with Luis Patino for Thursday's matchup. He'll be making just his fourth start of the season. The Royals lineup is averaging a paltry 2.4 runs per game in their past seven, and they're coming off two consecutive shutouts. Patino has electric stuff. Even though he hasn't pitched much this year, he should perform well against a very weak lineup. He probably won't last too deep, but the Rays won't mind as their bullpen has a 3.05 bullpen ERA this season. Max Castillo will take the hill Thursday for Kansas City. He'll be making his third start of the year, and he'll be pitching against a manageable Rays lineup. Castillo's previous starts came as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, and it isn't certain how long the Royals will let him go tonight. Kansas City Royals@RoyalsMax Castillo heads to the mound for his Royals debut tonight to start the series vs. the Rays. #TogetherRoyal21925Max Castillo heads to the mound for his Royals debut tonight to start the series vs. the Rays. #TogetherRoyal https://t.co/godnfw35vY "Max Castillo heads to the mound for his Royals debut tonight to start the series vs. the Rays. #TogetherRoyal" - @Royals Castillo has posted a 2.40 ERA in the minors this season, so we'll see if he can carry that success into Thursday's series opener. Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Match Details Fixture: Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays Date & Time: Thursday, August 18, 7:10 p.m. EDT Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Betting Odds TeamMoney LineSpreadOver/UnderKansas City Royals+165+1.5 (-120)Over 7.5 (-115)Tampa Bay Rays-190-1.5 (+100)Under 7.5 (-105) Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Best Picks Randy Arozarena has been swinging a hot bat lately. In the last two weeks, he's launched four homers and has a .628 SLG. Expect the Rays outfielder to produce from the three-spot in the order against the Royals' rookie. Pick: Randy Arozarena Over 1.5 Total Bases (+135) Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Betting Prediction Max Castillo doesn't have a ton of stats to go on, but the Rays have excelled in their home stadium. On paper, Tampa Bay has a much stronger ballclub, but Kansas City did take two of three in a series versus the Rays in late July. Still, the Royals have lost several key players since that series, so look for Tampa Bay to keep rolling at home. Prediction Rays -1 5 100 Last 15 Days' MLB Picks are: 127-92-4 (+232.5 Units) Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Jodi Whisenhunt × Feedback Thank You! More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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