Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-110) Kansas City (-106)

The Detroit Tigers (23-24) are headed to Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (30-19). The odds on this game have Detroit at -110 while Kansas City is priced at -106. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Tarik Skubal and Cole Ragans.

The Tigers have hit 72 doubles as a team and have smacked 38 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging rate of .372 and have been rung up 412 times, while taking a walk on 140 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 18th in baseball. They have 183 runs batted in and 365 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is .234. They have accumulated 193 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.30 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.13. Tigers pitchers have given up 39 home runs in addition to 176 runs in total (7th in MLB). Detroit has surrendered 346 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.29 so far this season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 396 hitters. They have walked 120 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.46 as a squad on the season.

The Tigers relievers have a save rate of 54.5% and has come into the game in 42 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 68 base runners this year with 27.9% of those runners ended up scoring. Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 48 times and also have had 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 138 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have 20 holds so far this year (27th in MLB). They have 12 saves for the season and have missed out on 10 out of their 22 chances to get a save.

The Detroit Tigers have earned 1,262 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 398 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 19th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 38 double plays. The Tigers have turned 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,786 innings, ranking them 6th in the majors.

Skubal has pitched in 434 innings and has accounted for 486 K's during his career. His ERA is 3.61 (174 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.101. He has surrendered 366 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 112 free passes. Skubal (29-27 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.59 while he has faced 1,764 opposing batters in the majors.

Kansas City is sitting with 44 HRs on the year to go along with 213 runs batted in. They have 84 two-baggers, while taking a walk 131 times as well as scoring 221 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an OBP of .305 and a team batting average of .244 on the year. The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .394 and they average 4.60 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have struck out on 329 occasions (28th in baseball) and have 387 hits.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.240 with a FIP of 3.69 as a staff on the season. They come in at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 380. The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 166 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.43 (160 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (385 strikeouts against 141 walks). They have allowed 40 homers and they allow 3.56 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Kansas City has had relievers step onto the mound in 21 save chances and they have tallied 16 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 76.2%, and they have sent 147 relievers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 51 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 21.8% of 55 inherited base runners. With 51 save situations, the Royals have 29 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

In their 3,861 innings on the field, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (13th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have turned 34 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in pro baseball). The Royals have accrued 442 assists, 19 errors and have accumulated 1,287 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Ragans has allowed 162 hits and he has 204 K's in 192 frames. He has allowed a total of 82 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.234 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.72 and he has gone up against 798 batters during his pro baseball career. Ragans (10-11 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.84 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-110)

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