Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+100) Detroit (-120)

The Kansas City Royals (63-91) are en route to Comerica Park on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (61-92). The moneyline on this contest has the Royals at +100 while the Tigers are priced at -120. The total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Jon Heasley and Eduardo Rodriguez.

The Royals have accumulated 240 two-baggers as a team and have hit 130 balls out of the stadium. Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have struck out 1,224 times, while drawing a walk on 439 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.0 runs per game, which is 24th in baseball. They have accumulated 587 runs batted in and 1,262 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is .245. They have accounted for 611 runs while having a team OBP of .307.

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The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.69 this season (27th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,127 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.98 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.47. Royals pitchers have surrendered 166 home runs and also 768 total runs (26th in MLB). They have walked 570 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.46 as a squad on the year.

Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 174 times and also have had 163 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 80 holds on the season (15th in MLB). The Royals relievers have a save percentage of 60.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 138 save situations. They have accumulated 32 saves so far this season and have blown 21 of 53 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 282 runners over the course of the season with 29.4% of those runners crossed the plate. The Royals have dispatched 536 relievers to the mound this year.

The Royals have turned 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,141 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 27th in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have 4,047 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,445 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 11th in baseball, and they have twisted 146 double plays.

Heasley (5-9 career record) holds a FIP of 5.67 while going up against 475 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 108 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 47 walks. His earned run average is 4.87 (59 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.422. Heasley has thrown 109 innings and has racked up 71 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Detroit Tigers have accounted for a team OBP of .286 as well as a team batting average of .230 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,338 occasions (10th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,170 base hits. Detroit has compiled 99 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 494 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .344 and they are recording 3.38 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have notched 224 two-baggers, while taking a walk 357 times and putting up 517 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have relinquished 674 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.06 (604 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 157 home runs and they concede 4.53 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.285 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 (1,117 strikeouts against 472 walks). They are currently ranked 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,250.

Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.1% out of their 175 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 149 times in high leverage situations and also on 109 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 136 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 84 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They rank 11th in MLB holding a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 545 relievers to the hill for the season. Detroit has called on relievers to enter the game in 50 save chances and they have recorded 34 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 129 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Tigers have racked up 1,325 assists, 89 errors and have accumulated 4,020 putouts during this campaign. In their 12,060 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (8th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Rodriguez has given up 907 hits while earning 954 K's in 935 frames. Rodriguez (68-44 career mark) has earned a 4.18 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 434 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.316 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and he has gone up against 3,986 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (-120) and under 7.5 runs

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