The Detroit Tigers (79-73) and Kansas City Royals (82-70) meet Wednesday as they close out a 3-game AL Central series. First pitch from Kaufman Stadium is slated for 7:40 p.m. ET (MLB Network). 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 7-5
Detroit won Monday’s lid-lifter 7-6 and triumphed in Tuesday’s game 3-1 in 10 innings. The Tigers are 4-2 across their last 6 games; all 6 have been decided by 2 runs or fewer.
Kansas City has lost 3 straight games. Over that stretch, the Royals have gone just 6 for 32 (.188) with runners in scoring position. The clutch failings were key in 3 games decided by a combined 4 runs.