Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/02/2022

Game Time: 4:10 pm ET, Saturday, July 2, 2022

Venue:  Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Where to Watch:  BSDET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Royals -120, Tigers +100; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Royals -120, Tigers +100; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Royals -120, Tigers +100; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  27-47 (5th place, AL Central)

Detroit Tigers:  29-45 (4th place, AL Central)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  4-6 last 10

Detroit Tigers:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Royals enter this game on a 4 game winning streak. They lost their last series against the Texas Rangers 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 27-47 record overall and have a road record of 13-22. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Tigers on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 25th in the MLB with a .674 OPS. Brad Keller is their starting pitcher on Friday while Brady Singer is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 3-3 with a 4.33 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 7 hits through 8.1 IP against the Oakland Athletics. 

 

The Tigers have lost 2 of their last 3 games and enter this game off of a win. They split their last series against the San Francisco Giants 1-1 in a 2-game series. They enter this game with a 29-45 record overall and have a home record of 18-22. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Royals on Saturday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 29th in the MLB with a .616 OPS. There is no probable pitcher yet on the mound on Friday while rookie pitcher Alex Faedo will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Saturday. He is 1-4 with a 4.84 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 4 Ks on 3 hits through 4 IP against the Arizona Diamondbacks. 

The current betting odds have not been listed for this game yet. Both of these teams have some of the worst records in the MLB this season but the Tigers are a better team than the Royals are. That being said, the Royals have the better pitcher starting here with Singer as he has been consistent all season and one of the best pitchers on their staff as well. He has not been allowing many runs in his starts while the Tigers have not announced a starter just yet but it is likely to be Faedo starting here. He has not been great this season but Faedo is also a rookie and more likely to fall apart once he starts unraveling than an experienced pitcher like Singer. Both of these teams have bad offenses so if this game comes down to pitching, the Royals have the advantage here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Royals to win this game.

 

Royals Tigers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 2, 2022 (4:10 pm ET start time) is Royals 4 Tigers 1.

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Kansas City Royals: 127-169 (-14.5 Units) ML in all games. 59-87 (-5.6 Units) ML in road games. 27-17 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125.

Detroit Tigers: 129-165 (+16.8 Units) ML in all games. 71-77 (+11.8 Units) ML in home games. 57-28 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Kansas City Royals:  A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee. S. Perez (C) Late Aug - Thumb. D. Lynch (RP) Out indefinitely - Finger.

Detroit Tigers:  J. Rogers (C) Out indefinitely - Elbow. A. Meadows (CF) Out indefinitely - Achilles. M. Manning (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"Trying to get your head around 500 starts, that's just amazing. You're just not going to see many people moving forward that are going to be able to do something like that and do it as well as he's done it.” - Mike Matheny after his team’s win against the Rangers on Wednesday.

 

 

"I loved how he handled the game behind the plate and also came up big with the homer when we needed it to separate us a little bit and give us a little breathing room." - A.J. Hinch after his team’s win against the Giants.

 

 

 

Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Hunter Dozier (R) DH

Vinnie Pasquantino (L) 1B

MJ Melendez (L) C

Edward Olivares (R) RF

Kyle Isbel (L) CF

Nicky Lopez (L) 3B

 

Robbie Grossman (S) LF

Javier Baez (R) SS

Miguel Cabrera (R) DH

Riley Greene (L) CF

Eric Haase (R) C

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Victor Reyes (S) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.308)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (84)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (11)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (39)

Stolen Bases:  Bobby Witt (12)

Wins:  Collin Snider (4)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (10)

ERA:  Daniel Mengden (2.08)

 

Batting Average:  Dustin Garneau (.300)

Hits:  Miguel Cabrera (70)

Home Runs:  Javier Baez (7)

RBI:  Javier Baez (25)

Stolen Bases:  Derek Hill (3)

Wins:  Tarik Skubal (5)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (15)

ERA:  Angel De Jesus (0.00)

 

Managers:

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)

Detroit Tigers: A. J. Hinch (2nd season)