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MLB Matchup

Tigers @ Royals

Fri, May 8 11:40 PMKauffman StadiumMLB.TV
Final
DET 3 - 4 KC
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Odds

DraftKings
Run Line
DET +1.5·KC -1.5
Moneyline
DET +123·KC -149
Total
8.5
Tigers
Away
Tigers
20-33
7-21 road
L
L
L
L
L
Royals
Home
Royals
22-31
15-14 home
W
W
L
L
L

AI Analysis

LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Royals ML
-149· moderate risk
58%

Kansas City holds a meaningful home advantage (11-9 at home vs Detroit's 6-14 on the road) and Bubic's 3.32 ERA edges Montero's 3.48, while Detroit's road ATS record of 7-13 (.350) signals consistent underperformance away from home.

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Starting Pitchers

Keider Montero
DET
Keider Montero
(2-3, 3.83)
3.83
ERA
Kris Bubic
KC
Kris Bubic
(3-2, 4.11)
4.11
ERA

Season Series — DET 4 - KC 2

DET 6-3 KC
May 10
DET 5-1 KC
May 9
DET 4-3 KC
May 8
DET 10-9 KC
Apr 16
DET 2-1 KC
Apr 15
DET 2-1 KC
Apr 14

Batting

0.234
#21
AVG
0.236
#19
0.688
#22
OPS
0.688
#22
45
#23
HR
48
#20
200
#26
R
199
#28
189
#28
RBI
192
#26
20
#28
SB
36
#16

Pitching

3.97
#14
ERA
4.16
#18
1.300
#17
WHIP
1.360
#22
420
#19
K
429
#15
177
#13
BB
213
#27
20
#8
QS
27
#2
9
#26
SV
14
#10

Bullpen & Advanced

8.3
#19
K/9
8.4
#16
0.240
#15
OPP AVG
0.241
#18
0.698
#15
OPP OPS
0.732
#23
17
#27
HLD
20
#25

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ATS Records

25-28
Overall ATS
22-31
9-19
Away/Home ATS
14-15
11-18
As Favorite
9-19
14-10
As Underdog
13-12
0-0-3
Over/Under
0-0-1
4-6
Last 10 ATS
4-6
ATS Win%
0.5%
Avg spread: -0.1
Avg margin: -0.5
ATS Win%
0.4%
Avg spread: -0.1
Avg margin: -0.5

Scoring

3.83
R/G
3.91
4.36
RA/G
4.38
-0.6
DIFF
-0.5

Injury Report

DETBrant HurterRP
15-Day-IL
DETBurch SmithRP
15-Day-IL
DETJustin VerlanderSP
60-Day-IL
DETTarik SkubalSP
15-Day-IL
DETGleyber Torres2B
10-Day-IL
DETJackson JobeSP
60-Day-IL
DETJavier BaezSS
10-Day-IL
DETTy MaddenSP
15-Day-IL
KCCole RagansSP
15-Day-IL
KCMatt StrahmRP
15-Day-IL
KCJames McArthurRP
60-Day-IL
KCKris BubicSP
15-Day-IL
KCAnthony SimonelliSP
Day-To-Day
KCJavier Vaz2B
Day-To-Day
KCTyson GuerreroRP
Day-To-Day
KCJonathan India2B
10-Day-IL