MLB: Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers ($50 Prize!)
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May 17, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) hits a triple in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
On Friday, July 15th, the (45-43) Kansas City Royals will be on the road to take on the (46-43) Detroit Tigers. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Tigers 4.1 – Royals 3.8 with an over/under of 8.0. The Tigers are (23-16) at home this season whereas the Royals are (16-30) on the road. The Tigers are (5-5) in their last ten games while the Royals are (3-7).
Starting Pitchers: KC- Kennedy (6-7, 3.97) vs DET- Verlander (8-6, 4.07)
Batting Stats:
Runs Scored: Tigers 426 (10th) Royals 352 (25th)
Batting Average: Royals .272 (4th) Tigers .267 (6th)
On Base Percentage: Tigers .328 (10th) Royals .320 (20th)
Total Bases: Tigers 1349 (8th) Royals 1245 (18th)
Stolen Bases: Royals 50 (12th) Tigers 38 (18th)
Pitching Stats:
Team Earned Run Average: Royals 4.18 (13th) Tigers 4.57 (25th)
Batting Average Against: .252 Royals (10th) Tigers .273 (27th)
Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Royals 1.32 (13th) Tigers 1.39 (19th)
Strikeouts: Royals 723 (14th) Tigers 649 (24th)
Saves: Tigers 25 (12th) Royals 14 (20th)
Fielding Stats:
Errors: Royals 46 (tied for 8th) Tigers 46 (tied for 8th)
Summary:
Both teams are really scuffling heading into the all-star break. Kansas City has been snake bitten by injuries all season and their roster is decimated. Tigers starter Justin Verlander’s home and road splits are nearly identical and he has held Kansas City’s hitters to a .259 average against with a huge sample size. Royals starter Ian Kennedy has a 5.14 ERA on the road this season and Tigers hitters are batting .314 against him. Kansas City has been horrible on the road this year so I’m taking the Tigers by a comfortable margin at home.
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