Tigers vs. Royals Pick
Can the Detroit Tigers add to the Kansas City Royals recent losing struggles when the two teams meet up tonight at 8:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Royals are favored at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -110 to win. The Tigers are listed with a money line of +100 to win, while the over/under total has been set at 10.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Matthew Boyd (2-5, 5.69 ERA) on the mound for the Tigers to face Travis Wood (1-2, 6.06) of the Royals. Wood has only started one game this year, allowing two runs over four innings against the Twins before the break. He has pitched a lot in relief and has went 32.2 innings. He has given up 22 earned runs with 24 strikeouts and 19 walks. Boyd has struggled this year, allowing 35 earned runs in 55.1 innings. He has 37 strikeouts with 24 walks and a 1.77 WHIP.
The Tigers opened the series with a 10-2 win on Monday night. Detroit has won four of its last five meetings with the Royals this season. The Tigers are now 42-49 overall and 17-28 on the road. Kansas City is 45-46 overall and 25-22 at home.
On Monday, Detroit hammered Jason Vargas for six runs in just 2.2 innings to hand him his fourth loss of the season. Jordan Zimmerman managed to have one of his better outings, going 6.2 innings while allowing just one run. Nick Castellanos had his 12th home run of the season and drove in two to lead Detroit while Victor Martinez had three hits and three RBI. Mikie Mahtook and Jose Iglesias also each drove in two runs.
The Tigers should have some momentum from Monday’s lopsided win against a good pitcher. Tonight they get to face a struggling pitcher that isn’t likely to get deep into games and KC had to unload a lot of its bullpen on Monday. Boyd hasn’t had good numbers this season but he faces a Royals’ lineup that is back to struggling, scoring two runs or less in five of their last seven games.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: DETROIT TIGERS +100