ROYALS (Duffy) at TIGERS (Pelfrey)
Take: ROYALS -120
A briefer than usual breakdown here, as this is really a starting pitcher play and not a great deal else.
I’m more than willing to back Danny Duffy here. The Royals have played their best baseball when he takes the mound, and fact is, Duffy is the KC ace right now. He’s been sensational on the road, and while Mike Pelfrey has shown some life lately for Detroit, there’s no question the pitching edge is strong on the Kansas City side.
There really aren’t that many spots where I’m even considering the Royals right now on the road, but Duffy is the one guy where I’ll make the exception. The Tigers will be minus Justin Upton, though the way he’s played, that’s not much of an absence.
This game fits on the -1 method I’ve been playing lately, but with the price where it is, there’s no need to go that route. I’ll bank on the southpaw Duffy to maintain his outstanding recent form and will give the Royals a play here.