Cincinnati Reds at Kansas City Royals Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 24-14 Kansas City Royals play host to the 18-20 Cincinnati Reds tonight in MLB action on the grass of Kauffman Stadium, May 19, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Royals -121/Reds +111
O/U Total: 7

Pitching Matchup
Johnny Cueto (R) W/L 3-3 WHIP 0.91 ERA 2.93
Yordano Ventura (R) W/L 2-3 WHIP 1.39 ERA 5.36

Both of these teams had the day off yesterday. The Reds finished a 3-4 homestand and are 3-6 in their last 9 games. The Royals are 2-1 on their current homestand and 6-3 in their past 9 games overall.

These teams haven’t played a series since 2010. Kansas City has a 6-3 lead going back to 2006.

Cueto received a no decision in a 4-3 win over San Francisco last week. He went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs and struck out 9. He has 5 Q starts on the year.

Ventura was a 5-2 loser at Texas in his last start, going 7 innings and surrendering 5 runs. He has only 2 Q starts for the season.

No one on Cincinnati has ever faced Ventura before. 2B Omar Infante is the only Royals hitter with more than 6 ABs vs. Cueto and he is 3-11 (.273). SS Alcides Escobar is hitting .333 off of the right-hander but no one in the lineup has ever homered or stolen a base off of Cueto.

Cincinnati at Kansas City Betting Trends

The Reds are 3-6 straight up in its last 9 games.
Cincinnati is 1-5 straight up in their last 6 games against Kansas City.
The game total has gone over in 4 of Cinny’s last 6 games on the road in Kansas City.
The Royals are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games.
Kansas City is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games against Cincinnati.

Injury Report

CINCINNATI REDS
Homer Bailey P 60-Day Disabled List
Jason Bourgeois OF 60-Day Disabled List
Sean Marshall P 60-Day Disabled List
Devin Mesoraco C Day-to-Day (hip)
Manny Parra P 15-Day Disabled List

KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Tim Collins P 60-Day Disabled List
Brian Flynn P 15-Day Disabled List
Erik Kratz C 15-Day Disabled List
Kris Medlen P 60-Day Disabled List
Alex Rios OF 15-Day Disabled List
Jason Vargas P 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Cincinnati: 33%
Kansas City: 67%

Free MLB Pick

Reds’ starter Johnny Cueto got back on track in his latest, but had back-to-back poor performances in his two previous starts. He hasn’t faced the Royals since 2010, but his historical stats against their current lineup are not great although it’s a small sample size. Yordana Ventura started the season out OK holding three of his first four opponents to two or less runs per game. However, he’s 0-2 in his last three allowing 14 runs on 24 hits and 9 walks over 18 1/3 innings. He’ll be making his first start against the Reds tonight. The Kansas City is ranked second in the MLB in scoring and are hot right now with 25 runs scored in their last four. Cincinnati is ranked in the middle of the pack in scoring but broke out for 8 runs against San Francisco in their latest after facing some tough starters in the first three games of the series.

Take the OVER 7‏