Tampa Bay at Kansas City

The Tampa Bay Rays will get to face their former teammate James Shields for the first time. They will have a pretty good one of their own on the hill with Alex Cobb, who is off of 8.1 innings vs. the Yankees, allowing no runs, and retired 19 of 20 at one point in that game. Cobb has allowed 3 runs or less in 18 of his last 19 starts, dating back to last year. The Royals have faced a soft schedule, but that changes starting tonight, as they enter a stretch of 29 of their next 32 games vs. teams that were over .500 last year. The Rays are 8-2 in Cobb's last 10 starts vs. a winning team, and 7-0 when he takes the ball if they scored 5+ in their previous game. Make the play on Tampa Bay.