KANSAS CITY ROYALS ?145 - The Royals let me down last night, but undeterred, I am backing them again tonight. Jose Lima appears to have regained the velocity on his fastball that he had in his glory years at Houston, and Kansas City is a perfect 3-0 in his starts. Lima has a fine 3.44 ERA and a good ratio of 1.20. He kept these Indians at bay in his last start, allowing 1 run on just 5 hits in 7 innings. Rodriguez is just 3-8 overall, and he has been awful on the road, where he is 2-6 with a 6.84 ERA and a high 1.50 ratio. He also has a 9.88 ERA in his last 3 starts, with opponents hitting a hefty .311 against him.
