The Kansas City Royals (82-69) are favorites (-160) on the moneyline when they square off against the Detroit Tigers (78-73) Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, live on BSKC.
Kansas City’s Cole Ragans gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Casey Mize.
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The Royals have won 47 of the 74 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (63.5%).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -160 or shorter, Kansas City has a record of 20-8 (71.4%).
The Tigers have won 43, or 46.7%, of the 92 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
This season, Detroit has won six of its 26 games, or 23.1%, when it’s the underdog by at least +137 on the moneyline.
The Royals have played in 151 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 67 times (67-79-5).
So far this season, the Tigers and their opponents have hit the over in 75 of their 150 games with a total.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have the No. 8 offense in MLB play scoring 4.7 runs per game (715 total runs).
Kansas City averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 17th in MLB action with 167 total home runs.
The Royals rank sixth in the majors with a .253 batting average.
Kansas City strikes out 7.0 times per game, the second-fewest average in MLB.
The Royals pitching staff is 21st in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
Kansas City has the 10th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.87).
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers rank 16th in the majors with 642 total runs scored this season.
Detroit ranks 23rd in Major League Baseball with 155 home runs.
The Tigers have a team batting average of .235 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
Detroit ranks 22nd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 Ks per contest.
The Tigers average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
Detroit pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.66 ERA this year, fourth-best in baseball.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Ragans (11-9) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his 31st start of the season. He has a 3.32 ERA in 173 1/3 innings pitched, with 211 strikeouts.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 32, runs batted in with 108 and his batting average of .332 is also best on his team.
Salvador Perez has collected 151 hits this season and has an OBP of .336. He’s slugging .472 on the year.
Maikel Garcia has collected 132 base hits, an OBP of .285 and a slugging percentage of .345 this season.
Kyle Isbel has collected 85 hits this season and has an OBP of .290. He’s slugging .383 on the year.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will send Mize (2-6) to the mound for his 20th start this season.
Riley Greene paces the Tigers with 23 home runs and 69 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .263.
Matt Vierling has 26 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 32 walks while hitting .261.
Colt Keith leads the Tigers with a .263 batting average.
Wenceel Perez is hitting .240 with 14 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), James McArthur: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Tigers: 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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