Bobby Witt Jr. is on the brink of his 199th hit of the season for the Kansas City Royals (82-68) as they get set to take on the Detroit Tigers (77-73) on Monday. The Royals enter the matchup as -141 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Kauffman Stadium at 7:40 p.m. ET, live on BSDET.
Kansas City’s Seth Lugo and Detroit’s Reese Olson have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Royals have gone 47-26 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.4% of those games).
Kansas City has a record of 25-8 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -141 or shorter (75.8% winning percentage).
The Tigers have been underdogs in 91 games this season and won 42 (46.2%) of those contests.
Detroit has a record of 15-30, a 33.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +119 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Royals have played in 150 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 66 times (66-79-5).
Games involving the Tigers have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 74 of 149 chances this season.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have the No. 9 offense in MLB action scoring 4.7 runs per game (709 total runs).
Kansas City is 17th in MLB with 166 total home runs.
The Royals rank seventh in MLB with a .252 batting average.
Kansas City strikes out seven times per game to rank second in baseball.
The Royals pitching staff ranks 21st in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
Kansas City has the 10th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.85).
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers have scored the 17th-most runs in the league this season with 635 (4.2 per game).
Detroit ranks 22nd in Major League Baseball with 154 home runs.
The Tigers rank 24th in MLB with a .234 team batting average.
Detroit ranks 22nd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 Ks per contest.
The Tigers strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
Detroit has the third-best ERA (3.64) in the majors this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Lugo gets the start for the Royals, his 31st of the season. He is 16-8 with a 2.94 ERA and 169 strikeouts in 193 2/3 innings pitched.
Witt leads Kansas City in home runs with 31, runs batted in with 103 and his batting average of .331 is also best on his team.
Salvador Perez has collected 150 hits this season and has an OBP of .336. He’s slugging .473 on the year.
Maikel Garcia has collected 131 base hits, an OBP of .285 and a slugging percentage of .346 this season.
Hunter Renfroe is batting .237 with an OBP of .308 and a slugging percentage of .397 this season.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers’ Olson (4-8) will make his 20th start of the season.
Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 23 home runs and 69 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .265.
Matt Vierling is batting .258 with 26 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 32 walks.
Colt Keith is hitting .263 with 15 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks.
Wenceel Perez is batting .239 with 13 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 27 walks.
Royals and Tigers Injuries
Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Back), Will Smith: 15 Day IL (Back), Michael Lorenzen: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Chris Stratton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Tigers: Reese Olson: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Javier Báez: 60 Day IL (Hip), Brendan White: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Faedo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
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