The Kansas City Royals will chase their third straight win this evening when they open a three game set with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Start time in tonight’s game one clash between the two AL Central rivals is set for 7:08pm ET. The latest MLB Odds have Detroit listed as a heavy -180 moneyline favorite ($180 wins $100) and the Over/Under set at 7.5 runs. Kansas City is drawing +160 odds to hand the Tigers their fifth consecutive loss.
Kansas City enters tonight’s contest with an AL Central best 10-7 record thanks to its double header sweep of the Red Sox on Sunday in Boston.
The Royals dropped their series opener with an emotional Boston team on Saturday, falling 4-3 at Fenway Park, but a 4-2 early game win on Sunday and a 5-4 extra innings victory in the nightcap allowed KC to maintain its division lead.
The Royals will look to keep their current momentum intact by sending 2-0 Wade Davis to the hill this evening. Davis had a rough KC/season debut, giving up nine hits and four earned runs over four innings in a 13-4 loss at Philadelphia, but he has been exceptional in his last two outings. The 27 year old right hander has allowed just nine hits (no earned runs) and struck out 13 in his last 12 innings of work, helping the Royals procure shutout wins over the Twins and Braves.
The reeling Tigers, who fell to 9-9 with Sunday’s 4-3 series finale loss to the Angels, will counter Davis with hard throwing righty
Max Scherzer. Like Davis, Scherzer has been masterful in his last two starts, yielding just 11 hits and two earned runs over 14 innings while striking out 23 batters. The Missouri product, who owns a 6-4 record and 3.48 ERA in 13 career starts against KC, is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA and 1.05 WHIP on the season.
Tonight’s game will mark the first meeting of the season between these two rivals. Detroit dominated the series last year, posting a 13-5 record in 18 games against the Royals.
Notable Trends: The Tigers are 9-1 straight up in their last 10 games as a home favorite with a total between 7.5 and 8 runs (Over was 8-2 in those 10 games).
Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Odds, Start Time
Kansas City Royals +1.5 (-135), Over 7.5 (+100), +160 (Moneyline)
Detroit Tigers -1.5 (+115), Under 7.5 (-120), -180 (Moneyline)
Baseball Betting Tips from Chuck Edel & Johnny Detroit
Chuck Edel is a well respected gambler / handicapper who appears on numerous radio shows and is frequently featured in the Las Vegas Review Journal. He sits down with Johnny Detroit and goes over some of his personal MLB betting tips.