Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Kauffman Stadium is where the Kansas City Royals (29-19) will take on the Detroit Tigers (23-23) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Casey Mize and Alec Marsh.

Detroit has a slugging % of .372 and have struck out 412 times, while taking a walk on 140 occasions. They have accounted for 183 runs batted in and 365 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .234. The Tigers have hit 72 doubles as a unit and have hit 38 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 193 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .304. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 18th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.30 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.13. Tigers pitchers have allowed 39 home runs and 176 runs (7th in the league). Detroit has yielded 346 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 151 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 3.29 for the year (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 396 batters. They have walked 120 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.46 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 54.5% and has entered the game in 42 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 65 runners so far this year with 27.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. Tigers pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 46 times in addition to having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 134 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have accumulated 20 holds so far this year (27th in MLB). They have compiled 12 saves on the campaign and have blown 10 of 22 save opportunities.

The Tigers have converted 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,714 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball. The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 1,238 putouts on the year, in addition to 391 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 38 double plays.

Mize has taken the mound for 232 frames and is sitting with 180 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.14 (107 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.205. He has surrendered 214 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 66 walks. Mize (8-15 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.70 while he has gone up against 973 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Royals have a team slugging % of .394 and they are earning 4.60 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have 84 doubles, while walking 131 times as well as putting up 221 runs. Kansas City has tallied 44 HRs this season as well as 213 RBIs. They have struck out on 329 occasions (28th in MLB) and have notched a total of 387 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have recorded an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .244 over the course of the season.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.69 as a pitching staff for the year. They are currently ranked 16th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 380. The Kansas City pitching staff have yielded 166 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.43 (160 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (385 strikeouts vs 141 walks). They have allowed 40 home runs and they allow 3.56 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

Sitting with 50 save situations, the Royals have earned 29 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have walked away with 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.1% of 52 inherited base runners. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 145 relievers to the hill on the season.

In 3,780 innings on the field, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (15th in MLB). The Kansas City Royals have turned 32 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in baseball). The Royals have 427 assists, 19 errors and have accounted for 1,260 putouts on the season.

In his career, Marsh has given up 106 base hits while tallying 116 punch outs in 111 frames. He has surrendered 57 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.392 and a FIP of 5.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.37 and he has gone up against 492 batters so far in his career. Marsh (6-10 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.61 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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