AL Central Division foes will clash on Friday night, when the Kansas City Royals take on the Detroit Tigers from Comerica Park. The Royals (53-79) have lost 42 of their 63 road games and are an afterthought in the division standings. On Thursday, Kansas City went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base during a 7-1 road loss against Chicago.
Twenty-five year old southpaw Daniel Lynch (4-9 4.70 ERA) will take the ball for the Royals in this game. Through 103 plus innings, Lynch has fanned 97 batters and owns a subpar 1.54 WHIP.
The Detroit Tigers are looking to snap a three-game skid and are stuck in the division cellar. On Thursday, Detroit was limited to four hits and committed a pair of errors during a 7-0 home loss versus sizzling Seattle. SP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-4) gave up six runs (5 ER) in four innings and took the loss for the Tigers, who fell to 50-81 on the season and you can find out who else is struggling at our MLB previews.
The Tigers will give the nod to thirty-two year old righty Drew Hutchison (2-7 4.01 ERA) on Friday. Last time out, Hutchison allowed two runs in five plus innings during a 9-8 road victory against Texas.
Recent Betting Trends
- Royals are 1-6 in their last 7 Friday games.
- Tigers are 6-20 in their last 26 during game 1 of a series.
- Under is 5-1 in Royals last 6 road games.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Tigers last 6 overall.
- Royals are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
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