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
- When: Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 6:10 PM ET
- Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan
- How to Watch on TV: BSDET
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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
Explore More About This Game
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 |
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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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