Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Predictions & Picks – Tigers To Seal Series Sweep In MLB

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Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Predictions & Picks

Detroit are tipped to complete a series sweep of Kansas City.

The Tigers continue to stack up wins at home, and starter Keider Montero can continue his good early-season form against the cold Royals bats.

  • Detroit Tigers are 7-1 at home this season
  • Kansas City Royals are 2-6 on the road
  • Kansas City Royals have scored 2 runs or less in 6 of their last 7 games
  • The Under has cashed in 7 of Kansas City’s last 9 games

Head To Head

  • Detroit Tigers lead the all-time series 409-404
  • Detroit Tigers won 2-1 when the two teams last met on April 15

Kansas City Royals Form

Kansas City enter the final game of this series having now lost each of their last three games to fall to 7-11.

Date Opposition W/L Score
Apr-05 vs Milwaukee Brewers L 5-8
Apr-06 at Cleveland Guardians W 4-2
Apr-07 at Cleveland Guardians Lo 1-2 W/O
Apr-08 at Cleveland Guardians L 2-10
Apr-09 vs Chicago White Sox L 0-2
Apr-10 vs Chicago White Sox W 2-0
Apr-11 vs Chicago White Sox W 2-0
Apr-12 vs Chicago White Sox L 5-6
Apr-14 at Detroit Tigers L 1-2
Apr-15 at Detroit Tigers L 1-2

Detroit Tigers Form

Detroit go into the series finale having now reeled off five consecutive victories to improve their record to 9-9.

DateOppositionW/LScore
Apr-05 vs St Louis Cardinals L 3-5
Apr-06 at Minnesota Twins L 3-7
Apr-07 at Minnesota Twins L 2-4
Apr-08 at Minnesota Twins L 6-8
Apr-09 at Minnesota Twins L 1-3
Apr-10 vs Miami Marlins W 2-0
Apr-11 vs Miami Marlins W 6-1
Apr-12 vs Miami Marlins W 8-2
Apr-14 vs Kansas City Royals W 2-1
Apr-15 vs Kansas City Royals W 2-1

Starting Pitchers

PlayerTeamRecordERAStrikeoutsInnings
Kris Bubic Kansas City Royals 2-1 2.50 23 18.0
Keider Montero Detroit Tigers 1-1 1.74 10 10.1

Verdict

Kansas City are having serious problems putting runs on the board, and that could continue against Montero, who has given up very little so far.

The Royals are also struggling massively on the road, so Detroit make for an appealing underdog here.

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