The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals meet Wednesday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Tigers played the Arizona Diamondbacks in their weekend series. Detroit won the first pair of games 13-0 and 8-3 but faltered on Sunday with a 6-4 loss. After an 8-3 loss to the Royals on Monday, in game two the Tigers gave up 15 hits in a 10-3 loss. Starter Casey Mize finished with 1.2 innings, six earned, nine hits and two Ks.
In the starter role for the Tigers on Wednesday it’ll be Tarik Skubal. This year Skubal is 6-0 with a 1.80 ERA in nine starts with 66 Ks in 55.0 innings. Skubal is 29-27 with a 3.61 ERA in 84 career games (81 starts).
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
Over on the Royals’ side, they took on the Oakland Athletics in their weekend series. Kansas City did well in that one with three wins 6-2, 5-3 and 8-4 for a sweep. In Tuesday’s game two matchup, the Royals scored eight runs across the first three innings alone. Alec March managed 6.0 innings, three earned, five hits and two walks as starter.
Cole Ragans will take the mound for the Royals on Wednesday for the starter role. In his 10 starts this year Ragans is 3-3 with a 3.70 ERA and 64 Ks in 56.0 innings. Ragans is 10-11 with a 3.84 ERA in 48 career games (31 starts).
Tigers vs Royals Injury Notes
Tigers SP Reese Olson has been diagnosed with a bruised right hip. SP Kenta Maeda (illness) gave up one earned on three hits over three innings in a Sunday rehab start.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Tigers’ last six road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the last six games between the Tigers and Royals have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last four games as underdogs.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Salvador Perez has recorded at least one Single in each of the Royals’ last seven games at Kauffman Stadium against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last seven home games.
- Hunter Renfroe has hit a home run in each of the Royals’ last two games at Kauffman Stadium against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Salvador Perez has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last six appearances at Kauffman Stadium.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded a Double in each of his last six Wednesday appearances against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last six appearances in day games against teams that held a losing record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last seven games at Kauffman Stadium against opponents that held a losing record.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Zach McKinstry has recorded at least one hit in each of his last six appearances in day games against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Tarik Skubal has recorded a win in each of his last five appearances with the Tigers as road favorites.
- Riley Greene has hit a home run in three of his last six appearances in day games against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Javier Baez has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six road appearances.
- Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four road appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Zach McKinstry has recorded at least one total base in each of his last six appearances in day games against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Mark Canha has scored at least one run in six of his last seven appearances at Kauffman Stadium.
- Tarik Skubal has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last eight road appearances.
- Matt Vierling has recorded a Single in each of his last four appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction
I’ll lean toward the Tigers. Skubal is cruising along nicely these days. In his last three starts combined, Skubal is 2-0 with four earned runs on 14 hits and two walks in 18.1 innings total. As for Ragans, he gave up seven earned in 6.1 innings during a loss to the Angels on May 11, but came back with 7.0 clean frames against the A’s in his last start.
On Tuesday, the Tigers got into some major trouble over the first three innings but didn’t do too badly the rest of the way. The bullpen ended up surrendering four earned in 6.1 innings on six hits and a walk. Detroit should be in much better shape with Skubal if all goes well Wednesday, however.