Eric Haase brings a two-game homer streak into the Detroit Tigers’ (52-85) game versus the Kansas City Royals (56-82) at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday, at Kauffman Stadium.
The Royals are favored (-116) in a projected tight game against the Tigers (-103). The starting pitchers are Jonathan Heasley (3-7) for the Kansas City Royals, and Matt Manning (1-2) for the Detroit Tigers. The game’s over/under is 8.
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Royals vs. Tigers Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Royals
- In the last 10 games, Kansas City was listed as the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers only once, a game it lost.
- Over their last 10 matchups — all had a set run total — the Royals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total four times.
- Kansas City’s ATS record is 6-4-0 over its past 10 games.
Tigers
- Detroit has played as the underdog in seven of its past 10 games and has gone 2-5 in those contests.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Tigers and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
- Over its last 10 games, Detroit is 3-7-0 against the spread.
Royals vs. Tigers Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Jonathan Heasley
- The Royals have a 7-10-0 record against the spread in Heasley’s starts.
- The Royals have always been the moneyline underdog when Heasley starts this season.
- Heasley’s team is 5-11 over his 16 starts.
- Heasley has had 17 starts that bookmakers set a total for this season, and 10 of those outings finished over the total.
Projected starter: Matt Manning
- Manning’s team is 4-5-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
- His team is 3-5 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline underdog.
- Manning’s team has a 3-6 record in his starts this season.
- In Manning’s nine starts with a total, the teams have hit the over two times.
Royals Batting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 20 home runs and 71 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .246.
- Among hitters in MLB play, Witt Jr. ranks 49th in home runs and 38th in RBI.
- Witt Jr. heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with a double, four walks and two RBI.
- MJ Melendez has 16 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 55 walks while batting .221.
- Melendez ranks 86th in homers and 98th in RBI this year.
- Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 20 home runs.
- Perez takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- Nicky Lopez is hitting .240 with 12 doubles, four triples and 28 walks.
Tigers Batting Leaders
- Javier Baez leads Detroit in batting average (.230) and runs batted in (53) this season while also slugging 12 homers.
- Baez is 127th in home runs and 94th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
- Baez has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a walk and four RBI.
- Harold Castro is batting .274 with an OBP of .305 and a slugging percentage of .388 this season.
- Castro currently is 240th in home runs and 179th in RBI in the big leagues.
- Jeimer Candelario is slugging .361 this season, with a team-high 13 home runs. He’s also collected 45 RBI.
- Candelario takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .222 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
- Willi Castro is batting .240 with an OBP of .285 and a slugging percentage of .356 this season.
- Willi Castro brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with a double and two RBI.
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