Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+134) Kansas City (-160)

The Kansas City Royals (82-69) will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (78-73) at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Detroit at +134 and Kansas City is at -160. The total is set at O8.0. The pitchers expected to start will be Tarik Skubal and Alec Marsh.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are recording 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in baseball. They have a total of 642 runs and hold an OBP of .299. The Tigers have recorded 226 doubles as a unit and have knocked 155 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 619 runs batted in and 1,195 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .235. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 1,347 times, while drawing a walk on 430 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.27 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 147 home runs and also 606 total runs (6th in baseball). Detroit has given up 1,190 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 546 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.65 on the season (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,264 batters. They have walked 387 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a squad so far this year.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 166 times in addition to having 151 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 71 holds on the year (23rd in baseball). The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 61.9% and has come into the game in 135 save situations. They have recorded 39 saves so far this year and have not converted 24 of 63 save chances. The relievers have inherited 224 runners this year and 23.7% of those players crossed the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 467 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 4,041 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,309 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 123 double plays. The Tigers have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,123 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball.

Skubal has thrown 558 innings and is sitting with 634 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.43 (213 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.083. He has allowed 468 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 137 free passes. Skubal (39-31 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.38 and he has gone up against 2,264 batters in the majors.

Kansas City has compiled 167 home runs so far this season as well as 693 RBIs. They have hit 256 two-baggers, while walking 393 times as well as scoring 715 runs. The Kansas City Royals have an on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .253 on the year. The Royals have a slugging percentage of .416 and they are earning 4.74 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,057 instances (29th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,282 hits.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.263 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.78 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,238 strikeouts against 439 bases on balls). They sit at 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,238. They have allowed 136 dingers and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 613 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.87 (571 earned runs given up).

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.6% of 210 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 135 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Royals have amassed 70 holds and also 23 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB with a save rate of 61.7%, and they have dispatched 470 relievers to the mound this season. Kansas City has had relievers take the mound in 60 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves.

Out of their 11,958 innings played, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 118 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in MLB). The Royals have recorded 1,324 assists, 75 errors and have accumulated 3,986 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Marsh has allowed 190 hits while he has earned 201 strikeouts in 195 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 108 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.358 and having a FIP of 4.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and he has gone up against 851 opposing batters so far in his career. Marsh (11-17 career win-loss record) has a 4.98 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 Detroit (+134)

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