The Detroit Tigers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Kansas City Royals. Detroit is 53-85 following its 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. Kerry Carpenter and Ryan Kreidler, both rookies for the Tigers, hit back-to-back home runs during the ninth inning in the win. Detroit is last in the American League Central 19 .5 games behind first place. Stay on top of all the action with the best MLB Picks.
Shortstop Javier Baez is batting .230 to lead Detroit and has team highs in home runs with 12, RBIs with 52, hits with 107 and on-base percentage at .274. Jeimer Candelario is tied for the lead in home runs with Baez at 12. On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers will send Matt Manning to the mound. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA, 35 Ks and 13 BBs.
Kansas City is 56-82 following its 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Salvador Perez hit a sacrifice fly during the ninth inning to give the Royals the walk-off victory. Kansas City snapped a two-game losing streak and avoided being swept by the Guardians with the win. The Royals are fourth in the American League Central, 15 .5 games behind first place.
Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr is batting .246 to lead Kansas City and has team highs in RBIs with 70 and hits with 122. Catcher Salvador Perez is the leader in home runs with 20 while MJ Melendez is the leader in on-base percentage at .319. On Saturday, the Kansas City Royals will send Jonathan Heasley to the mound. The right-hander is 3-7 with a 4.98 ERA, 57 Ks and 37 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Detroit is 16-38 in its last 54
- The OVER has cashed in 8 of the Tigers last 12
- Kansas City is 3-5 in its last 8
- The OVER has cashed in 10 of the Royals last 14 at home
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