Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+132) Detroit (-160)

The Detroit Tigers (10-8) welcome the Kansas City Royals (8-11) at Comerica Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Royals at +132 and the Tigers are opening at -160. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Seth Lugo and Casey Mize.

Kansas City is slugging .308 and have been called out on strikes 148 times, while drawing a walk on 51 occasions. They have accumulated 58 RBI's as well as 126 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is .206. The Royals have earned 28 doubles as a team and have knocked 10 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 58 runs and have an on-base percentage of .274. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are earning 3.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 29th in the league.

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The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.33 so far this year (4th in the league), and they have rung up 162 hitters. Royals pitchers have surrendered 18 long balls in addition to 72 total runs (10th in MLB). They have walked 64 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.75 as a squad on the campaign. Kansas City has given up 143 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 62 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24.

The Royals have sent 59 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 18 runners on the campaign and 44.4% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 6 saves for the year and have missed out on 3 of 9 save opportunities. The Royals relievers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 18 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 9 holds for the year (20th in MLB). Royals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 14 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have amassed 502 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 183 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 17 double plays. The Royals have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,506 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in professional baseball.

Lugo (57-42 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.34 and he has gone up against 3,581 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 777 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 230 walks. His ERA is 3.39 (328 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.157. Lugo has taken the ball for 870 innings and has racked up 845 K's so far in his MLB career.

Detroit has accumulated 20 long balls so far this season as well as 78 runs batted in. They have put up 24 two-baggers, while taking a walk 66 times as well as scoring 81 runs. The Detroit Tigers hold an OBP of .317 as well as a batting average of .238 this season. The Tigers have a SLG% of .394 and they are earning 4.50 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 176 occasions (4th in the league) and have a total of 143 hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 67 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.52 (61 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 21 dingers and they surrender 3.86 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.127 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.08 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (144 strikeouts vs 53 free passes). They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 123.

Sitting with 9 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 3 holds in addition to 1 blown save. Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 5 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves. Their relievers have come in 7 times in high leverage situations in addition to 15 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 22.2% of 18 inherited base runners. They sit at 6th in baseball with a save rate of 80.0%, and they have sent 48 relievers onto the diamond for the year.

Out of their 1,407 innings on the field, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 74.5% (4th in baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 10 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in MLB). The Tigers have 152 assists, 7 errors and have a total of 469 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Mize has allowed 305 hits while totaling 241 strikeouts in 308 innings. Mize (11-20 mark in his career) holds a 4.26 earned run average while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 146 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.285 and having a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.65 and he has faced 1,310 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+132)

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