Saturday's game that pits the Kansas City Royals (62-49) versus the Detroit Tigers (52-59) at Comerica Park should be a close matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 5-4 in favor of the Royals. First pitch is at 6:10 PM ET on August 3.

The Royals will give the ball to Michael Lorenzen (5-6), while the Tigers' starting pitcher has not yet been announced.

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Royals vs. Tigers Game Info & Odds

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Royals vs. Tigers Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this contest is Royals 5, Tigers 4.

Total Prediction for Royals vs. Tigers

  • Total Prediction: Under 9 runs

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  • Royals Performance Insights

    • In eight games over the last 10 matchups when favored by sportsbooks, the Royals have a record of 5-3.
    • In its last 10 games with a total, Kansas City and its opponents have failed to hit the over four times.
    • The Royals have won 32, or 68.1%, of the 47 games they've played as favorites this season.
    • Kansas City has a record of 21-7, a 75% win rate, when favored by -145 or more by bookmakers this season.
    • The Royals have a 59.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
    • Kansas City has scored the eighth-most runs in the majors this season with 528.
    • The Royals have the sixth-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.76).

    Tigers Performance Insights

    • In eight games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Tigers have posted a mark of 1-7.
    • In its last 10 matchups with a total posted by sportsbooks, Detroit and its foes are 5-5-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
    • The Tigers have won in 27, or 42.9%, of the 63 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
    • This season, Detroit has been victorious six times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline.
    • The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
    • The offense for Detroit is the No. 21 offense in the majors, scoring 4.2 runs per game (462 total runs).
    • Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.04 ERA this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.

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    Royals Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 29 @ White Sox W 8-5 Alec Marsh vs Chris Flexen
    July 30 @ White Sox W 4-3 Michael Wacha vs Jonathan Cannon
    July 31 @ White Sox W 10-3 Brady Singer vs Drew Thorpe
    August 1 @ Tigers W 7-1 Seth Lugo vs Keider Montero
    August 2 @ Tigers W 9-2 Cole Ragans vs Tarik Skubal
    August 3 @ Tigers - Michael Lorenzen vs TBA
    August 4 @ Tigers - Michael Wacha vs Jack Flaherty
    August 5 Red Sox - Brady Singer vs James Paxton
    August 6 Red Sox - Seth Lugo vs Brayan Bello
    August 7 Red Sox - Cole Ragans vs Kutter Crawford
    August 9 Cardinals - Michael Lorenzen vs Miles Mikolas

    Tigers Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 28 Twins L 5-0 Alex Faedo vs Bailey Ober
    July 29 Guardians L 8-4 Beau Brieske vs Tanner Bibee
    July 30 Guardians L 5-0 Tyler Holton vs Gavin Williams
    August 1 Royals L 7-1 Keider Montero vs Seth Lugo
    August 2 Royals L 9-2 Tarik Skubal vs Cole Ragans
    August 3 Royals - TBA vs Michael Lorenzen
    August 4 Royals - Jack Flaherty vs Michael Wacha
    August 6 @ Mariners - TBA vs Luis Castillo
    August 7 @ Mariners - Keider Montero vs George Kirby
    August 8 @ Mariners - Tarik Skubal vs Bryan Woo
    August 9 @ Giants - TBA vs TBA

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