On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals (30-19) are hosting the Detroit Tigers (23-24), at 7:40 PM ET. The Royals have taken four in a row.
The Royals (-111 moneyline odds to win) meet the Tigers (-109) in an expected tight matchup. The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking to Alec Marsh (3-1), and Casey Mize (1-2) taking the ball for the Detroit Tigers.
These clubs meet again following the Royals’ 8-3 victory over the Tigers yesterday. Michael Wacha (7.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 3 K) registered the win for the Royals. Michael Massey went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Reese Olson (2.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 K) took the loss on the mound for the Tigers.
Get ready for the Royals vs. Tigers with what you need to know about Tuesday’s Game, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Royals (-111, bet $111 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (-109, bet $109 to win $100)
- Over/under: 9.5
Royals vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- The Royals have won 15, or 78.9%, of the 19 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Kansas City is 15-3 this season when entering a game favored by -111 or more on the moneyline.
- The Royals have a 52.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 18 of its 49 chances.
- In 49 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 30-19-0 ATS.
Alec Marsh (Royals probable starter)
- Marsh (3-1 with a 2.43 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Royals, his eighth of the season.
- In his most recent time out on Wednesday, the righty went five innings against the Seattle Mariners, allowing one earned run while surrendering five hits.
- In seven games this season, the 26-year-old has put up a 2.43 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .210 to opposing batters.
- Marsh is trying to pick up his second quality start of the year.
- Marsh will try to build on a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing).
- He has had two appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Tigers offense has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.373) and is 25th in MLB play with 39 home runs. It has a collective .234 batting average, and is 20th in MLB with 372 total hits and 20th in MLB action scoring 196 runs.
Royals batting stats
- The Royals’ 46 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Kansas City rank 10th in the majors with a combined .398 team slugging percentage.
- The Royals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.
- Kansas City is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking sixth with 229 total runs this season.
- The Royals have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- Kansas City has shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (6.8) among MLB offenses.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have come away with 11 wins in the 24 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Detroit has a win-loss record of 10-13 when favored by -109 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 52.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Contests with Detroit has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 24 of 47 chances this season.
- The Tigers are 22-24-0 against the spread in their 46 games that had a posted line this season.
Casey Mize (Tigers probable starter)
- Mize (1-2) takes the mound first for the Tigers in his ninth start of the season. He has a 3.50 ERA in 43 2/3 innings pitched, with 32 strikeouts.
- His most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, when the right-hander threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up two hits.
- The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.50, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season. Opposing hitters have a .244 batting average against him.
- Mize is trying to prolong a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.
- Mize will look to pitch five or more innings for his eighth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing.
- He has had one appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
- The opposing Royals offense has the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.398) and ranks 16th in home runs hit (46) in all of MLB. They have a collective .246 batting average, and are 10th in the league with 398 total hits and sixth in MLB action scoring 229 runs.
- Mize has a 3.60 ERA and a 1.2 WHIP against the Royals this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .261 batting average over one appearance.
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers are 25th in baseball with 39 home runs. They average 0.8 per game.
- This season, Detroit’s .373 slugging percentage is 20th in the majors.
- The Tigers have the 19th-ranked batting average in the majors (.234).
- Detroit scores the 20th-most runs in baseball (196 total, 4.2 per game).
- The Tigers’ .304 on-base percentage ranks 22nd in baseball.
