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KANSAS CITY ROYALS	BALTIMORE ORIOLES

34-36

August 12, 1:35 PM | Grass of Camden Yards

42-31

RECENT FORM
TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP
KC	34-36	-$218	6-12	28-24
BAL	42-31	$1219	12-8	30-23

TEAM	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
KC	16-15	18-21	26-41-3	0.23
BAL	17-13	25-18	37-32-4	0.34

SMART CHART
KC		TEAM		BAL
3.93		RUNS		4.93
3.70		RUNS AGNST		4.59
0.23		DIFF		0.34
-$218		MONEY		$1,219
3.41		TEAM ERA		4.39
8.80		OFF HITS		9.63
2.53		OFF WALKS		2.62
6.49		OFF Ks		6.78
8.34		DEF HITS		8.85
2.93		DEF WALKS		3.03
7.09		DEF Ks		6.84

UPDATED ODDS

Date	Teams	Opening	OddsShark.com	BETONLINE.ag	SportsBetting.ag	5Dimes.eu
08/12/2012	Kansas City	9½o-110	9½o-110	9o-110	9o-110	9o-110
1:35 PM	Baltimore	-135	-135	-118	-118	-119

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

BRUCE CHEN (L) ERA: 0.00 W/L: 0-0
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
10/01/2012	DET	L	3-6	P	5⅔	-100
09/25/2012	DET	L	0-2	U	6⅔	-100
09/19/2012	CHW	W	3-0	U	6⅔	130

TOMMY HUNTER (R) ERA: 0.00 W/L: 0-0
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
08/22/2012	TEX	L	3-12	O	3	-100
08/17/2012	DET	L	3-5	O	6	-100
08/12/2012	KC	W	5-3	U	5	100

BULLPENS
Kansas City Royals's relievers have pitched 7⅔ innings in the last 3 games.	Baltimore Orioles's relievers have pitched 8⅔ innings in the last 3 games.

INJURIES
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Danny Duffy	P	60-Day Disabled List
Jarrod Dyson	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Felipe Paulino	P	60-Day Disabled List

BALTIMORE ORIOLES
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Wilson Betemit	DH	60-Day Disabled List
Wei-Yin Chen	P	15-Day Disabled List
Miguel Gonzalez	P	Paternity Leave List
Jason Hammel	P	Day-to-Day (illness)
Steve Johnson	P	15-Day Disabled List
Nolan Reimold	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Brian Roberts	2B	60-Day Disabled List

BETTING TRENDS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
No trends to report
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
No trends to report

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL
DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WIN	HOME LINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
08/11/2012	Sat	KC	7	BAL	3	KC	-145	9	O	L Mendoza	C Tillman
08/10/2012	Fri	KC	1	BAL	7	BAL	-119	9½	U	L Hochevar	M Gonzalez
08/09/2012	Thu	KC	8	BAL	2	KC	-181	8½	O	W Smith	W Chen
05/27/2012	Sun	KC	4	BAL	2	KC	-139	9	U	L Hochevar	B Matusz
05/26/2012	Sat	KC	4	BAL	3	KC	-119	8½	U	F Paulino	W Chen
05/25/2012	Fri	KC	2	BAL	8	BAL	-125	8½	O	B Chen	J Hammel
05/17/2012	Thu	BAL	5	KC	3	BAL	-122	8½	U	B Matusz	L Hochevar
05/16/2012	Wed	BAL	4	KC	3	BAL	-136	8½	U	T Hunter	F Paulino
08/04/2011	Thu	BAL	4	KC	9	KC	-132	9	O	Z Britton	J Francis
08/03/2011	Wed	BAL	2	KC	6	KC	-114	9	U	J Guthrie	L Hochevar

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT
BRUCE CHEN VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/12/2012	5-3	BAL	5⅓	4	4	4	3	5	L
05/25/2012	8-2	BAL	4	7	6	6	2	2	L
08/02/2011	8-2	BAL	4⅔	7	3	3	4	2	L
05/05/2011	9-1	KC	7	5	1	1	2	5	W
08/01/2010	5-4	KC	5	7	3	2	3	4	W

TOMMY HUNTER VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/12/2012	5-3	BAL	5	8	3	3	2	2	ND
05/16/2012	4-3	BAL	7	7	2	2	1	1	ND
09/01/2010	4-3	TEX	5⅔	7	2	2	4	3	W

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/11/2012	Sat	7	at BAL	3	W	-145	9	L Mendoza	6	C Tillman
08/10/2012	Fri	1	at BAL	7	L	-119	9½	L Hochevar	5⅓	M Gonzalez
08/09/2012	Thu	8	at BAL	2	W	-181	8½	W Smith	7	W Chen
08/08/2012	Wed	2	at CHW	1	W	-165	9	J Guthrie	8	J Quintana
08/07/2012	Tue	5	at CHW	2	W	-200	8½	B Chen	6⅔	J Peavy

BALTIMORE ORIOLES
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/11/2012	Sat	3	KC	7	L	-145	9	C Tillman	5⅔	L Mendoza
08/10/2012	Fri	7	KC	1	W	-119	9½	M Gonzalez	8	L Hochevar
08/09/2012	Thu	2	KC	8	L	-181	8½	W Chen	4⅔	W Smith
08/08/2012	Wed	9	SEA	2	W	-128	9½	S Johnson	6	K Millwood
08/07/2012	Tue	8	SEA	7	W	-135	9	Z Britton	5	B Beaven

SUPERGRID
		RANK		RANK
Kansas City's Overall Scoring vs Baltimore's Overall Defense	3.9	11	4.6	12
Kansas City's Away Scoring vs Baltimore's Home Defense	4.3	7	4.6	13
Kansas City's Road ERA vs Baltimore's Home ERA Allowed	3.4	1	4.4	8
Baltimore's Overall Scoring vs Kansas City's Overall Defense	4.8	3	3.7	1
Baltimore's Home Scoring vs Kansas City's Road Defense	4.7	6	3.6	2
Baltimore's Home ERA vs Kansas City's Road ERA Allowed	4.4	14	4.0	6

TEAM WEATHER AND NEWS

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Star

BALTIMORE

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3
ROYALS
Royals are second worst in the league in free passes at 2.5 per game.
Royals strike out less than any team in the league with 6.5 per game.
Royals are the toughest team to score on in the league, allowing just 3.7 runs per game.
ORIOLES
Orioles are the third highest scoring team in the league at 4.9 runs per game.
Orioles have the second best hits stat in the league at 9.6 per game.
Orioles have allowed the third most runs in the league at 4.6 runs per game.
Orioles are third last in the league in striking out opponents with 6.8 per game.

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	34-36	17-16	17-20	16-15	18-21	26-41-3	6-12	28-24
vs Div	14-10	11-5	3-5	10-5	4-5	8-15-1	2-2	12-8
Last 10	6-4	2-1	4-3	1-1	5-3	4-5-1	1-0	5-4
vs AL	30-31	17-14	13-17	16-14	14-17	22-37-2	4-10	26-21
vs NL	4-5	0-2	4-3	0-1	4-4	4-4-1	2-2	2-3

BALTIMORE ORIOLES	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	42-31	20-15	22-16	17-13	25-18	37-32-4	12-8	30-23
vs Div	17-15	9-7	8-8	6-3	11-12	14-14-4	7-4	10-11
Last 10	7-3	5-2	2-1	3-2	4-1	2-7-1	3-0	4-3
vs AL	37-27	16-12	21-15	13-9	24-18	31-29-4	10-8	27-19
vs NL	5-4	4-3	1-1	4-4	1-0	6-3	2-0	3-4

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