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Following a four-hit effort last time out, Maikel Garcia leads the Kansas City Royals (31-19) into action as -102 underdogs against the Detroit Tigers (23-25). First pitch from Kauffman Stadium at 2:10 PM ET on Wednesday, live on BSKC.
Detroit’s Tarik Skubal gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Cole Ragans.
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Tigers and Royals Betting Trends
The Tigers have won 12 of the 22 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (54.5%).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -117 or shorter, Detroit has a record of 11-8 (57.9%).
This season, the Royals have won 15 out of the 28 games, or 53.6%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Kansas City is 13-12 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -102 or more on the moneyline.
The Tigers have played in 48 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 25 times (25-21-2).
Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 19 of 50 chances this season.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers are the 20th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.1 runs per game (199 total).
Detroit has hit 39 home runs this season, the fifth-lowest total in MLB action.
The Tigers are 19th in the majors with a .233 batting average.
Detroit strikes out 8.8 times per game to rank 19th in baseball.
The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
Detroit has the 10th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.53).
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking fifth with 239 total runs this season.
Kansas City ranks 15th in Major League Baseball with 49 home runs.
The Royals’ .249 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.
Kansas City has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the third-best strikeout rate (6.8 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the big leagues.
Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.42 ERA this year, eighth-best in baseball.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
Skubal (6-0) takes the mound for the Tigers in his 10th start of the season. He’s put together a 1.80 ERA in 55 2/3 innings pitched, with 66 strikeouts.
Riley Greene leads Detroit in homers with nine while also maintaining a team-best .240 batting average.
Mark Canha is batting .231 with an OBP of .355 and a slugging percentage of .397 this season.
Kerry Carpenter leads Detroit in runs batted in (25) this season. He has a .276 batting average and a .545 slugging percentage.
Wenceel Perez has 30 hits and an OBP of .368 to go with a slugging percentage of .505 this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will hand the ball to Ragans (3-3) for his 11th start of the season.
Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .304 with 14 doubles, six triples, seven home runs and 18 walks.
Salvador Perez has hit nine home runs with 39 runs batted in while batting .343. Those stats all lead his team.
Garcia has 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 14 walks while batting .263.
Vinnie Pasquantino has 13 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks while batting .230.
Tigers and Royals Injuries
Tigers: Kenta Maeda: 15 Day IL (Illness), Shelby Miller: 15 Day IL (Ulnar nerve inflammation), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin), Reese Olson: day-to-day (Hip)
Royals: Carlos Hernandez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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