Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+105) Kansas City (-125)

The Kansas City Royals (34-52) welcome the Detroit Tigers (36-51) at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Tigers at +105 and the Royals are sitting at -125. The total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tarik Skubal and Brady Singer.

Detroit is slugging .335 and have been called out on strikes 729 times, while drawing a walk on 209 occasions. They have compiled 263 runs batted in in addition to 653 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .229. The Tigers have recorded 113 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 52 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 274 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .287. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 30th in MLB.

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The Tigers have an ERA of 4.03 so far this year (20th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 649 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.46 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Tigers pitchers have conceded 85 home runs in addition to 370 total runs (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 264 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.98 as a unit this season.

The Tigers bullpen have a save percentage of 78.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 80 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 99 runners this year and 29.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. Tigers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 58 times and also have had 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 308 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have a total of 50 holds for the year (12th in the league). They have compiled 22 saves over the course of the season and have blown 6 of their 28 save opportunities.

The Tigers have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,831 innings, which has them sitting 10th in professional baseball. The Detroit Tigers have 2,277 putouts thus far, as well as 737 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 14th in pro baseball, and have 65 double plays.

Skubal has thrown 276 innings and has accumulated 298 strikeouts in his MLB career. Skubal (15-23 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.49 while going up against 1,153 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.37 (134 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.232. He has given up 257 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 83 walks.

The Royals have a slugging percentage of .378 and they earn 3.93 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have notched 135 two-baggers, while taking a walk 264 times and earning 338 runs. Kansas City has knocked in 72 home runs for the year to go along with 322 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 654 occasions (26th in MLB) and have accounted for 705 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have a team OBP of .309 as well as a team batting average of .243 this season.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.476 in addition to having a FIP of 4.54 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.86 (626 strikeouts vs 337 walks). They rank 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 779. They have conceded 94 homers and they surrender 5.25 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 441 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.88 (410 earned runs allowed).

Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.8% out of their 168 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 99 times in high leverage situations in addition to 106 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Royals have 48 holds and also 11 blown saves. They rank 15th in the league holding a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have sent 309 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have walked away with 19 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 73 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Royals have recorded 799 assists, 40 errors and have accounted for 2,268 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 6,804 innings played, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (23rd in MLB).

Singer (12-18 career win-loss record) has a 4.53 earned run average while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has faced 1,118 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up 130 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.359 and a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Singer has surrendered 262 hits and he has 255 punch outs in 258 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (-125)

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