Tigers vs. Royals Pick
Can the Detroit Tigers snap out of their funk today when they take on the Kansas City Royals at 7PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, this game is considered even, as both the Royals and the Tigers are listed with odds of -105 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9 runs. These two have yet to meet this season.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Daniel Norris (2-3, 4.38 ERA) on the mound for the Tigers to face Jason Hammel (1-6, 5.98) of the Royals. Norris is coming off one of his best outings, going 6.1 innings and allowing just one earned run against the Astros. He has given up 24 earned runs and 23 walks over 49.1 innings. He has 44 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.62. Hammel has been lit up lately, allowing at least 3 runs in his last three starts. He has allowed 31 earned runs this season with 19 walks and 38 strikeouts. His WHIP is 1.69.
Detroit has lost seven of its last nine. It is currently 2-6 on this current 8-game road trip against the Astros and White Sox. The Tigers are 23-27 overall and 11-17 on the road. The Tigers are putting up 4.58 runs per game, but allowing 5.06. Detroit is being led by J.D. Martinez, who has seven home runs and 14 RBI in just 16 games. Alex Avila is hitting .337 with six home runs and 20 RBI.
Kansas City is coming off a series win at Cleveland despite dropping the finale 10-1 on Sunday. The Royals are now 21-28 overall and 12-11 at home. KC is scoring just 3.37 runs per game while allowing 4.39 per contest. Eric Hosmer has been leading the team with a .303 average, 10 doubles and 16 RBI. Mike Moustakas has 13 home runs with 26 RBI.
The Tigers haven’t looked good on the mound or at the plate in this road trip, but I think they can snap out of that in KC. The Royals send a struggling Hammel to the mound while Norris is building off a promising start. The Royals have been inconsistent at the plate all season, which they showed this weekend. I think Detroit will jump out to an early lead and hold off the KC bats from there.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: DETROIT TIGERS -105