2016 Free MLB Baseball Picks and Expert Predictions: Washington Nationals @ Kansas City Royals 5/2/16

2016 Free MLB Baseball Picks and Expert Predictions – Washington Nationals @ Kansas City Royals 5/2/16: The current MLB betting odds for Monday night’s Interleague MLB showdown between the Washington Nationals and defending World Series Champion Kansas City Royals have Kansas City listed as a -115 moneyline favorite at BetOnline.ag Sportsbook. The total line on this matchup is listed at over/under 7.5 runs with first pitch is scheduled for 8:15PM EST from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost has to be happy that his Royals are back home tonight after suffering thru a horrible 1-5 road trip that saw the Royals get swept against the LA Angels and lose two out of three to the Seattle Mariners. The Royals snapped a 5 game losing streak yesterday by avoiding the sweep in Seattle with a 4-1 win. The Royals enter tonight’s game with a 13-11 overall record and are a dominant 8-3 at home so far this 2016 MLB season.

The Royals will trot out right-hander Edinson Vólquez to the mound tonight as he looks to improve upon his 3-1 record this season. Vólquez enters tonight’s game with a respectable 3.34 ERA and has allowed 30 hits and 10 bases on balls to go along with 25 strikeouts in 29.2 innings pitched this season. Vólquez will be looking to bounce back big time from a horrible outing his last time out when he surrendered 8 earned runs and 12 hits in just 5 innings pitched in a 9-4 loss to the Angels in Anaheim on April 26th. Vólquez has a 2-2 career record and 4.68 ERA facing Washington and has allowed 27 hits and 16 walks to go with 30 strikeouts in 32.2 innings pitched.

The Washington Nationals come into tonight’s game with the 2nd best record in all of baseball at 17-7 for manager Dusty Baker. The Nationals are coming into tonight’s game riding a 3 game winning streak as they swept a 3 game series against the Cardinals in St Louis over the weekend. The Nationals are proving themselves to be no fluke this season as they now sport a better record on the road at 9-3 than they do at home 8-4.

The Nationals will hand the ball to veteran left-hander Gio González to make the start tonight. González is 1-1 so far this season with a 1.42 ERA in 4 starts. González has tossed 25.1 innings and allowed 18 hits and 7 walks to go along with 25 strikeouts in 2016. González has struggled against the Royals in his career as he is just 3-3 overall with a nightmare 7.49 ERA. He has allowed a whopping 51 hits and 23 walks in just 39.2 innings pitched in his career against the Royals including 8 starts.

We look for the Royals to get the best of González once again tonight as their tough lineup along with their excellent base running should create fits and plenty of scoring opportunities tonight. Take the Royals at -115 on the moneyline in a nice solid bet tonight. Get more premium 2016 MLB Baseball picks daily on NSAwins.com from our group of top professional handicappers.

2016 Free MLB Picks: Bet on the Kansas City Royals -115 on Monday.

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