The Detroit Tigers (79-73) will put their three-game win streak to the test when they visit the Kansas City Royals (82-70) Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET on BSDET. Bookmakers consider the Tigꦯers -134 favorites to extend their streak, while the Royals are +115 underdogs looking for the upset.
Tarik Skubal gets the starting nod for Detroit while Alec Marsh is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.
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Tigers and Royals Betting Trends
The Tigers have been the moneyline favorite 57 total times this season. They’ve gone 33-24 in those games.
When playing as mo🦄neyline favorites with odds of -134 or shorter, Detroit has a record of 23-1🍎1 (67.6%).
The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 77 times this season and won 35, orܫ 45.5%, of those games.
Kansas City has a record of 12-24, a 33.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +115 or more by oddsmakers this season.
In the 151 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for🔯 the Tigers, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 75 times (75-72-4).
The Royals’ games have gone over the total in 67 of their 152 chances.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers have the No. 17 offense in MLB play scoring 4.2 runs per game (645 total ꩲ🍰runs).
Detroit averages one home run per game to rank 23rd in ꦯMLB action with 155🦩 total home runs.
The Tigers haꦅve the 23r😼d-ranked batting average in the majors (.235).
Detroit strikes out 8.9 times p🎐er g🐽ame, the No. 22 average in the majors.
The 8.5 strikeouts per nine inni💎ngs put tog♛ether by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors.
Detroit has a 3.64 te𒐪am ERA that ranks third among 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’s 167 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
The Royals rank s🦄eventh in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
Kansas City has shown good ba𓆏t-to-ball skills at the plate this seas🅠on with the second-best strikeout rate (seven per game) among MLB offenses.
The Royals have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majo🃏rs.
ꦕKansas City has the 10th-best ERA (3.86) in the majors this season🃏.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
Skubal gets the start for the Tigers, his 30th of the season. He is 16-4 with a ♐2.50 ERA and 214 strikeouts in 180 2/3 innings pitched.
Riley Greene leads Detroit in home runs 🅠with 23 and runs batted in with 70.
Matt Vierling has collected 129 hits this season and has an OBP of .309. He’s slugging .433 on the year.
Colt Keith leads Detroit with a .264 batting average💫 while slugging 13 homers and driving in 58 runs.
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 will hand the ball to Marsh (8-8) for his 24th start of the seas𝔉onဣ.
Bobby Wꩵitt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (32), runs batted i♎n (108) and has put up a team-high batting average of .331.
Salvador ♒Perez is hitting .275 with 27 doubles, 27 home runs and 43 walks.
Maikel Garcia is batting .240 with 27 doubles, five triples, seven🅘 home r🐼uns and 37 walks.
Kyle Isbel is batting .237 with 13 doublesꦬ, eight triples, eight home runs a🎶nd 24 walks.
Tigers and Royals Injuries
Tigers: Javier Báez: 60 Day IL (Hip), Bren♚dan White: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Faedo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 1ꦫ0 Day IL (Thumb), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Back), Will Smith: 15 Day IL (Back), Michael Lorenzen: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Chris Stra𝄹tton: 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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