Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction MLB Picks 8/3/24

The Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers meet Saturday in MLB action from Comerica Park. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers prediction. This will be the third installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:

The Kansas City Royals recent form and player performance

The Detroit Tigers recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Kansas City Royals

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Detroit Tigers

Recent betting trends in games played between the Royals and Tigers

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Royals vs Tigers game

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

In their last series the Royals took on the Chicago White Sox. Kansas City did very well in that one, taking a sweep with wins 8-5, 4-3 and 10-3. After a 7-1 victory over the Tigers in the opener, on Friday the Royals posted a 9-2 blowout win. Starter Cole Ragans finished with 5.2 innings and two earned runs.

In the starter role for the Royals on Saturday it’ll be Michael Lorenzen. This year Lorenzen is 5-6 with a 3.81 ERA in 19 games (18 starts). Lorenzen is 45-44 with a 4.08 career ERA in 361 games (87 starts).

Detroit Tigers Betting Preview

Over on the Tigers’ side, they played a couple of games versus the Cleveland Guardians this week. Detroit managed to lose both of those games however, falling 8-4 and 5-0. On Friday the Tigers were out-hit 14-3 in the defeat. Tarik Skubal managed 6.1 innings and had five earned runs.

As starter for Saturday’s game, the Tigers didn’t immediately announce a name.

Royals vs Tigers Pick Injury Notes

Tigers RF Kerry Carpenter (back) ran the bases Thursday.

Total Runs Facts

• Six of the Tigers’ last seven night games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last seven games.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Tigers’ last six night games.

Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts

• Javier Baez has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
• Kerry Carpenter has scored at least one run in five of his last six appearances against AL opponents at Comerica Park.
• Matt Vierling has recorded at least one total base in 15 of his last 16 home appearances against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
• Matt Vierling has recorded at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 home appearances against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
• Javier Baez has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight home appearances against the Royals after playing the previous day.

Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts

• Michael Lorenzen has recorded four or more strikeouts in nine of his last 11 appearances against AL Central opponents.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has hit at least one home run in four of the Royals’ last seven night games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
• Maikel Garcia has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last 10 games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Royals’ last 17 games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded two or more RBIs in each of the Royals’ last four road games against AL Central opponents.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 17 games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one Single in eight of the Royals’ last nine games against AL Central opponents.

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction

I might try the Royals here. Lorenzen had a rough outing with the Rangers versus Toronto late last month, posting four earned in 0.2 innings during a loss. He came back in relief the next day and pitched well, however (4.0 innings; one earned). Lorenzen should be able to handle the Tigers lineup if all goes well.

On Friday the Royals came back from an early 2-0 hole and sealed the win with six seventh-inning runs. The bullpen was the real headline though, with 3.1 frames, one hit and one walk. I like KC to keep it up Saturday.