The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers meet Monday in MLB action at Comerica Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

The Kansas City Royals have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 11 games. The Royals have lost 7 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 70 hits and 35 RBI, while Salvador Perez and Vinnie Pasquantino have combined for 124 hits and 63 RBI. Jordan Lyles gets the ball, and he is 0-11 with a 6.89 ERA and 59 strikeouts this season. Lyles is 1-2 with a 3.45 ERA and 28 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.

Detroit Tigers Betting Preview

The Detroit Tigers have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Tigers have split their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Javier Baez leads the Tigers with 62 hits and 35 RBI, while Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene have combined for 121 hits and 52 RBI. Reese Olson gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 6.08 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. This will be Olson’s first career game against the Royals.

Trends

The Royals are 18-53 in their last 71 road games and 16-46 in their last 62 overall. The Tigers are 1-5 in their last 6 home games and 4-12 in their last 16 overall. The under is 13-6 in Royals last 19 overall. The over is 7-1 in Tigers last 8 overall. The Royals are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams, especially with the pitching matchup. Jordan Lyles has a 6.89 ERA and 1.29 WHIP, while Reese Olson has a 6.08 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. Lyles has control issues and cant keep the ball in the park. I expect some fireworks with these pitchers on the mound. Reasonable total. Give me the over.