On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals (82-70) are hosting the Detroit Tigers (79-73), at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Tigers have taken three straight.
The Tigers are favored (-135 moneyline odds) when they take on the Royals (+115). The Detroit Tigers will hand the ball to Tarik Skubal (16-4, 2.50 ERA), who is looking for win No. 17 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Alec Marsh (8-8, 4.52 ERA).
These clubs meet again after the Tigers took down the Royals 3-1 yesterday. Tyler Holton picked up the win for the Tigers (2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K), and Parker Meadows led the way offensively (2-for-4 with a double and an RBI). Lucas Erceg (1.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 K) was credited with the loss for the Royals.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Wednesday’s Tigers vs. Royals action, including viewing options.
Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Tigers (-135, bet $135 to win $100)
- Underdog: Royals (+115, bet $100 to win $115)
- Over/under: 7.5
Tigers vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Game Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have entered the game as favorites 60 times this season and won 34, or 56.7%, of those games.
- Detroit has a record of 22-12 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -135 on the moneyline.
- The Tigers have a 57.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Detroit and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 75 of 151 opportunities.
- The Tigers are 82-68-0 against the spread this season.
Tarik Skubal (Tigers probable starter)
- Skubal makes the start for the Tigers, his 30th of the season. He is 16-4 with a 2.50 ERA and 214 strikeouts through 180 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Thursday, the lefty threw six innings against the Colorado Rockies, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
- In 29 games this season, the 27-year-old has an ERA of 2.50, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .206 against him.
- Skubal enters the game with 21 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Skubal will try to extend a 15-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 frames per appearance).
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 29 appearances this season.
- The opposing Royals offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is seventh in the league with 1289 total hits and ninth in MLB play with 716 runs scored. It has the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.415) and ranks 18th in home runs (167) in all of MLB.
- Skubal has a 4.91 ERA and a 1.2 WHIP against the Royals this season in 18 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .246 batting average over three appearances.
- This season, the 27-year-old ranks second in ERA (2.50), second in WHIP (.944), and sixth in K/9 (10.7) among qualifying pitchers.
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers have hit 155 homers this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- Fueled by 428 extra-base hits, Detroit ranks 21st in MLB with a .388 slugging percentage this season.
- The Tigers have a team batting average of .235 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
- Detroit has scored 645 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Tigers have an on-base percentage of .299 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
- Detroit ranks 22nd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- The Royals have won in 34, or 44.2%, of the 77 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Kansas City has a mark of 13-25 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +115 or worse on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 46.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 67 of its 152 opportunities.
- The Royals are 83-69-0 against the spread in their 152 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Alec Marsh (Royals probable starter)
- Marsh makes the start for the Royals, his 24th of the season. He is 8-8 with a 4.52 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 121 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent outing on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering five hits.
- During 24 games this season, the 26-year-old has amassed a 4.52 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .246 to opposing hitters.
- Marsh is looking to pick up his sixth quality start of the year in this game.
- Marsh will try to extend a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.0 frames per outing).
- In four of his appearances this season he has not give up an earned run.
- He will face a Tigers offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 1202 total hits (on a .235 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .388 (21st in the league) with 155 total home runs (23rd in MLB action).
- Marsh has a 4.50 ERA and a 1.167 WHIP against the Tigers this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .217 batting average over one appearance.
Royals batting stats
- The Royals rank 18th in baseball with 167 total home runs.
- So far this year, Kansas City’s .415 slugging percentage ranks 11th in the majors.
- The Royals have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.253).
- Kansas City scores the ninth-most runs in baseball (716 total, 4.7 per game).
- The Royals’ .310 on-base percentage is 14th in baseball.
