The Royals are coming into this game with a 32-19 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. They have won their last 6 straight as well as 7 of their last 8 games and their offense has been great in those. They have scored at least 8 runs in each of their last 4 games, and their pitching has also been good as they have allowed 3 runs or less in each of their last 3 games. They are going up against a Rays team that is 25-26 this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They were just swept at home in their last series against the Red Sox and they have lost their last 4 straight games now. Their offense has not been good as they have scored 2 runs or less in 2 of their last 3 games. Their offense will continue to struggle in this game as well as the Royals have Seth Lugo starting and he is 7-1 with a 1.79 ERA this season. He has been very good and consistent this season as he has allowed just 2 earned runs or less in each of his last 5 starts as well as 9 of his 10 starts this season. He has also been much better on the road this season as he has only allowed 2 earned runs total in 4 road starts this season, pitching at least 7 innings in each of those. The Rays offense has already been struggling in their recent games and they are going to continue to struggle here with the way Lugo has been pitching all season. Shawn Armstrong is starting for the Rays in this game and he is 1-1 with a 4.03 ERA this season. He has mainly served as a reliever this season as he has not really pitched more than 2 innings out of the bullpen. He will likely serve as an opener in this game and he has not pitched poorly himself, but the pitching around him has not been great as they have lost 4 of their last 5 games that Armstrong made an appearance in. The Royals are hot on offense right now and they are going to score runs in this game with the way this Rays pitching staff has been pitching recently, and the Royals have a starter here that could go very deep into this game as well. The Royals will win this game.