Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, May 20, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+100) Kansas City (-118)

The Detroit Tigers (23-22) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Monday where they will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (29-19). The moneyline on this contest has the Tigers at +100 and the Royals are sitting at -118. The over/under is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Reese Olson and Michael Wacha.

The Tigers have accrued 71 doubles as a squad and have hit 37 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit is slugging .371 and have been called out on strikes 405 times, while drawing a walk on 138 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have 179 RBI's as well as 357 hits for the year, while their batting average is .234. They have notched a total of 189 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .304.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.22 on the season (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 391 hitters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 39 home runs and 170 runs (7th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 116 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.46 as a unit so far this year. Detroit has conceded 334 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 145 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.37 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.11.

Tigers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 45 times in addition to having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 20 holds this year (27th in MLB). The Tigers relief pitchers have a save rate of 54.5% and has entered the game in 42 save situations. They have tallied 12 saves for the season and have blown 10 of their 22 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 64 base runners so far this season with 26.6% of them crossed the plate. The Tigers have sent 132 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Tigers have converted 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,642 innings, which has them sitting at 5th in MLB. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 1,214 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 383 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 37 double plays.

Olson (5-11 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.54 while he has gone up against 611 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 115 hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 48 free passes. His ERA is 3.40 (57 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.079. Olson has taken the mound for 151 innings and is sitting with 144 K's during his career.

Kansas City has tallied 44 home runs over the course of the season as well as 205 runs batted in. They have recorded 81 doubles, while getting a free base 127 times and recording 213 runs. The Kansas City Royals have an OBP of .304 in addition to a batting average of .243 this year. The Royals hold a team slugging % of .391 and they are earning 4.53 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 324 occasions (28th in baseball) and have earned 378 base knocks.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.236 with a FIP of 3.69 as a team so far this season. They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 369. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 162 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.42 (156 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (373 strikeouts against 139 walks). They have allowed 39 long balls and they surrender 3.55 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

With 50 save situations, the Royals have 29 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Kansas City has had relief pitchers enter the game in 20 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 51 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.1% out of their 52 inherited base runners. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 142 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

In their 3,699 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (11th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in professional baseball). The Royals have recorded 419 assists, 19 errors and have amassed 1,233 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Wacha has allowed 1,302 base hits and he has 1,189 strikeouts in 1,337 innings. He has allowed a total of 593 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.295 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has gone up against 5,659 hitters so far in his MLB career. Wacha (91-58 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.99 earned run average and has allowed 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (-118)

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