At 1:40 PM ET, the Tigers and Royals will face off in an AL Central matchup. This one is being played at Comerica Park in Detroit and features a Tigers club that is 15-12 vs. a Royals team that is 17-11. Starting for the Tigers is Tarik Skubal, and he is up against Michael Wacha for the Royals.
Detroit comes into this one as the favorite, with money line odds of -163, and the over/under line is sitting at 7.5 runs. If you’re looking to watch this game on TV, it is being carried by BSDET.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS DETROIT TIGERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Kansas City Royals Moneyline +136
This game will be played at Comerica Park at 1:40 ET on Sunday, April 28th.
HOW TO BET THE ROYALS VS TIGERS:
- We have the Royals winning by a score of 5 to 4
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Royals to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over
Detroit rallied for five runs in the 7th inning in the most recent game of this Tigers vs. Royals series. The Tigers scored one run in the 1st inning but didn’t score another run until putting up five in the 7th, picking up a 6-5 win. Heading into the game, the Tigers were favored at -114 on the money line.
Casey Mize started for the Tigers, going five innings and giving up two earned runs. Alex Faedo got the win out of the bullpen, and Jason Foley got the save. Brady Singer only went five innings for the Royals, giving up one earned run.
At the plate, Matt Vierling hit the game’s only home run while going 1/2 with three RBIs. Maikel Garcia went 2/5 with two RBIs for the Royals.
Royals Records & Stats
Kansas City is 17-11 overall this year, and they are 2nd in the AL Central, 2.5 games behind the Guardians for the division lead. The Royals lost the series opener vs. the Tigers but bounced back with a win in the second game of the series. So far, they have been good in the division, putting up an 8-4 record.
The Royals have been really good at home this year, going 12-5, but they are just 5-6 on the road. Kansas City has been good in night games this year, going 10-4. So far, they have been good as the underdog, putting up an 11-8 record, including going 3-4 as the underdog on the road. Kansas City’s overall series record is 4-4 this year.
When playing on the road, the Royals are 18-10 against the run line this season, including a 7-4 mark on the road. Their average run differential away from home is +0.7 runs per game. As an underdog, they are 13-6 against the run line, and they have covered the run line in their last five games as the underdog.
The Kansas City Royals have played 26 games this season, and the over has hit in nine of them. The average over/under line for their games this season has been 8 runs, and the over/under line for today’s game against the Detroit Tigers is 7.5 runs. Their games have averaged 7.8 runs per game this season, and the over/under record for their games when the line is set at 7.5 runs is 0-2.
Michael Wacha is on the road for his start against the Tigers. He has a win and 2 no-decisions so far this year, and in his last start, he went 4 1/3 innings and gave up 2 earned runs. He has 16 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings pitched this season.
Salvador Perez has been on a tear of late, hitting .382 over his last 10 games with two homers and nine RBIs. This has helped him move into the top spot in the league in RBIs, with 26. He is also 4th in the league with seven home runs. Perez is also on a six-game hitting streak. Maikel Garcia has also been swinging the bat well for the Royals, going 12/35 in his last nine games.
Collectively, the Royals are averaging 4.7 runs per game, which is 12th in the league. They are a better offensive team at home, averaging 5.2 runs per game. As a team, they are batting just .236, but they have the league’s 5th ranked home run total and are 2nd in the league in fewest strikeouts per game.
Tigers Records & Stats
Detroit is 15-12 overall and 4th in the AL Central, trailing the Guardians by four games. So far, they have gone 8-4 in divisional matchups. The Tigers won the first game of this series vs. the Royals after dropping the series finale vs. the Rays.
At home, the Tigers are 5-8 this year, and they have been good on the road at 10-4. This season, they are 7-6 as the favorite and 8-6 as the underdog. The Tigers have an overall series record of 4-2-2 and have won two straight series.
When betting the run line, Detroit is 11-16 overall, but just 2-11 at home. The Tigers have a +1.4 run differential on the road, compared to -1.5 at home. They are 9-5 vs. the run line on the road and 10-4 as the underdog.
When the Tigers play, the over/under line is typically set high, with 59.3% of their games featuring a line higher than 7.5 runs. Their games have averaged 7.9 runs per game, and their over/under record for the season is 12-13. In their most recent game, the Tigers and Royals combined for 11 runs, going over the 8.0 run line.
Tarik Skubal has gotten off to a nice start to the season, picking up a win in each of his first two starts. He went 6 innings in his last outing, picking up 9 strikeouts and only allowing 3 hits. This will be his first home start of the season, and he has gone 6 1/3 innings in each of his first two starts.
Mark Canha has been hot of late for the Tigers, going 10/24 in his last seven games with two homers and six RBIs. He is currently on a six-game hitting streak. Canha is batting .273 for the season and is 1st on the team with an OBP of .407. Riley Greene and Canha are tied for the team lead with five homers apiece, with Greene batting just .234 for the season.
As a team, the Tigers are 22nd in scoring at 4 runs per game. They have been a bit better on the road, averaging 4.4 runs per contest. Overall, they are batting just .220 and have a collective OBP of .296. Detroit’s team slugging percentage of .345 is also near the bottom of the league.
