The Detroit Tigers (53-85) will try to sweep the Kansas City Royals (56-83) at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, at 2:10 PM ET.
The Royals are favored (-151 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Tigers (+129). The Kansas City Royals will give the start to Brady Singer (7-4, 3.38 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Tigers will turn to Tyler Alexander (3-9, 5.23 ERA). The contest has an over/under of 7.5.
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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 bookmakers just two times, and it lost both games.
- In their last 10 outings, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
- Kansas City is 5-5-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.
Tigers
- In seven games over the last 10 matchups when set as the underdog by oddsmakers, Detroit has a record of 3-4.
- The Tigers and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
- Detroit has four wins against the spread in its last 10 chances.
Royals vs. Tigers Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Brady Singer
- The Royals have gone 15-7-0 ATS in Singer’s 22 starts that had a set spread.
- The Royals have a 3-3 record in Singer’s six starts this season when they were favored on the moneyline.
- Singer’s team has won 12 of his 20 starts.
- Singer has had 22 starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and eight of those outings finished over the total.
Projected starter: Tyler Alexander
- Alexander and his team are 2-10-0 ATS this season when he starts.
- When he starts a game and his team is the underdog on the moneyline, they have a record of 1-10.
- Alexander’s team has won one of his 12 starts this season.
- In Alexander’s 12 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 racking up a team-best batting average of .247.
- Among all batters in MLB play, Witt Jr.’s home run total ranks 49th and his RBI tally ranks 38th.
- Witt Jr. enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a double, three walks and an RBI.
- Salvador Perez has hit 20 home runs to lead his team.
- Perez ranks 49th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 47th in RBI.
- Perez brings a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .368 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and nine RBI.
- MJ Melendez has 16 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 55 walks while hitting .219.
- Nicky Lopez is batting .240 with 12 doubles, four triples and 28 walks.
Tigers Batting Leaders
- Javier Baez leads Detroit in batting average (.233) and runs batted in (55) this season while also slugging 12 homers.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Baez’s home run total is 129th, and his RBI total is 86th.
- Baez takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, a triple, a walk and six RBI.
- Harold Castro has 100 hits and an OBP of .307 to go with a slugging percentage of .390 this season.
- Among all MLB hitters, Castro ranks 241st in home runs and 173rd in RBI.
- Jeimer Candelario’s 13 home runs lead all Detroit hitters, and he’s slugging .357.
- Willi Castro has collected 81 hits this season and has an OBP of .285. He’s slugging .356 on the year.
- Willi Castro has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with a double and two RBI.
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