The Detroit Tigers (79-73) will look to complete a series sweep as they take a 2-0 lead into their final matchup against the Kansas City Royals (82-70) at 7:40 p.m. ET Wednesday from Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers are favored (-135) by bookmakers.
Tarik Skubal will get the ball for Detroit while Kansas City will counter with Alec Marsh.
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Tigers and Royals Betting Trends
The Tigers have been the moneyline favorite 57 total times this season. They’ve finished 33-24 in those games.
Detroit has gone 22-11 (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -135 or shorter.
The Royals have won 35, or 45.5%, of the 77 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Kansas City has entered 36 games this season as the underdog by +115 or more and is 12-24 in those contests.
The Tigers have played in 151 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 75 times (75-72-4).
The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 67 of their 152 games with a total this season.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers rank 17th in runs scored with 645, 4.2 per game.
Detroit averages one home run per game to rank 23rd in MLB play with 155 total home runs.
The Tigers’ .235 batting average ranks 23rd in MLB.
Detroit strikes out 8.9 times per game to rank 22nd in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 17th in MLB.
Detroit has a 3.64 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking ninth with 716 total runs this season.
Kansas City has hit 167 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the majors.
The Royals rank seventh in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
Kansas City has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the second-best strikeout rate (seven per game) among MLB offenses.
The Royals strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 ERA this year, 10th-best in baseball.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
Skubal (16-4 with a 2.50 ERA and 214 strikeouts in 180 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Tigers, his 30th of the season.
Riley Greene is batting .263 this season with a team-high 23 home runs and 70 RBI.
Matt Vierling is batting .261 with an OBP of .309 and a slugging percentage of .433 this season.
Colt Keith’s batting average of .264 leads all Detroit hitters this season.
Wenceel Perez has collected 87 hits this season and has an OBP of .296. He’s slugging .386 on the year.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals’ Marsh (8-8) will make his 24th start of the season.
Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (32), runs batted in (108) and has a team-best batting average of .331.
Salvador Perez has 27 doubles, 27 home runs and 43 walks while batting .275.
Maikel Garcia has 27 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 37 walks while batting .240.
Kyle Isbel is hitting .237 with 13 doubles, eight triples, eight home runs and 24 walks.
Tigers and Royals Injuries
Tigers: Javier Bรกez: 60 Day IL (Hip), Brendan White: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Faedo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
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)
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