Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Detroit Tigers (52-58) welcome the Kansas City Royals (61-49) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Wacha and Kenta Maeda.

Kansas City is slugging .412 and have been rung up 732 times, while being walked on 289 occasions. They have earned 505 RBI's in addition to 924 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .252. The Royals have hit 181 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 117 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 519 runs scored and have an OBP of .311. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Royals pitchers have given up 101 home runs and also 431 total runs (5th in MLB). Kansas City has conceded 883 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 405 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.78 this season (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 874 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 321 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.85 as a squad for the year.

Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 81 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 52 holds over the course of the season (19th in the league). The Royals relievers have a save percentage of 65.0% and stepped onto the hill in 93 save situations. They have tallied 26 saves this year and have not converted 14 out of their 40 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 145 base runners so far this year with 25.5% of them crossed home plate. The Royals have sent 338 relievers to the hill this season.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 2,895 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,005 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which puts them in 6th in MLB, and have earned 84 double plays. The Royals have transformed 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,685 innings on the field, which ranks them 15th in pro baseball.

Wacha has thrown 1,395 innings and has earned 1,236 strikeouts in his career. Wacha (96-60 career mark) has a FIP of 3.88 while he has gone up against 5,890 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.93 (610 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.286. He has conceded 1,350 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 444 free passes.

The Detroit Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .295 and a batting average of .230 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 949 instances (11th in MLB) and are sitting with 845 base hits. Detroit has tallied 112 long balls for the year to go along with 441 RBIs. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .382 and they are recording 4.18 runs per outing (21st in MLB). They have 156 doubles, while taking a walk 311 times and racking up 460 runs.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.224 with a FIP of 3.85 as a squad on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (929 strikeouts vs 288 walks). They are sitting at 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 903. They have yielded 118 long balls and they allow 4.41 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 477 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.00 (432 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 86 save situations, the Tigers have earned 44 holds and also 18 blown saves. Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 105 times in high leverage situations and on 116 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.4% out of 163 inherited runners. They rank 25th in baseball with a save rate of 56.1%, and they have sent 334 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

Out of their 8,763 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (20th in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 88 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in the majors). The Tigers have recorded 939 assists, 60 errors and have notched a total of 2,921 putouts so far this season.

Maeda (67-54 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.15 earned run average while conceding 7.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.73 and he has faced 3,890 opposing batters in his career. He has given up a total of 434 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.169 and having a FIP of 4.1. In his MLB career, Maeda has given up 830 base hits while he has totaled 1,011 K's in 942 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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