The Detroit Tigers (78-73) and Kansas City Royals (82-69) meet Tuesday as they continue a 3-game AL Central series in Missouri. The opening delivery from Kaufman Stadium is slated for 7:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Tigers vs. Royals'odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Royals lead 7-4
Detroit won Monday’s lid-lifter 7-6 and has won 3 of its last 4 games and 7 of its last 9. The Tigers’' fine play of late has put them in the thick of a battle to get to October. They head into Tuesday 1 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Twins for the 3rd-and-final AL Wild Card slot.
Kansas City’s loss marked the 3rd straight 1-run game between the AL Central foes. The Royals coughed up an early 4-0 lead in having a 4-game home win streak snapped.