Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+110) Kansas City (-130)

The Detroit Tigers (36-49) are headed to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Kansas City Royals (32-52). The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at +110 while Kansas City is at -130. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Beau Brieske and Kris Bubic.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are notching 3.2 runs per outing, which is 29th in the league. They have earned 270 runs while holding a team OBP of .288. The Tigers have accumulated 110 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 52 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 260 runs batted in as well as 638 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .230. Detroit has a slugging % of .337 and have been called out on strikes 715 times, while being walked on 207 occasions.

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Tigers pitchers have conceded 84 home runs in addition to 360 total runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 258 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.98 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.48 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.01 on the season (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 640 batters.

The Tigers have sent 302 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 94 base runners so far this season with 27.7% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 22 saves on the campaign and have not converted 6 of their 28 save chances. The Tigers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 78.6% and has entered the game in 80 save situations. The relievers have notched 50 holds so far this season (12th in MLB). Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 56 times as well as having 78 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 2,229 putouts thus far, as well as 718 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which ranks 14th in the majors, and have accumulated 64 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,687 innings on the field, which has them sitting 9th in professional baseball.

Brieske (2-6 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.14 while he has gone up against 315 hitters in the majors. He has given up 68 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 24 free passes. His ERA is 4.16 (35 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.216. Brieske has thrown 75 frames and has 50 K's in his MLB career.

The Royals have a slugging percentage of .377 and they are earning 3.90 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have 131 two-baggers, while walking 258 times and putting up 328 runs. Kansas City has tallied 71 home runs for the season to go along with 314 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 645 occasions (26th in MLB) and have recorded 684 hits. The Kansas City Royals have recorded an on-base percentage of .307 as well as a team batting average of .241 this year.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.491 with a FIP of 4.60 as a squad so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 (612 strikeouts vs 335 walks). They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 765. They have given up 94 home runs and they yield 5.33 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 437 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.99 (409 earned runs yielded).

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.3% of 167 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 95 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with runners on. With 78 save situations, the Royals have 46 holds and 11 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.1%, and they have sent 303 relievers to the hill this season. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 29 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Royals have recorded 775 assists, 37 errors and have earned a total of 2,214 putouts for the season. Out of their 6,642 innings on the diamond, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (24th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Bubic has surrendered 232 base hits while earning 205 strikeouts in 228 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 125 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.509 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and he has faced 1,008 batters in his career. Bubic (8-19 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.92 earned run average and has surrendered 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (-130)

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