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Both the Kansas City Royals (53-79) and the Detroit Tigers (50-81) enter Friday’s outing on losing streaks. The favored Royals (-112) have lost two in a row, while the underdog Tigers (-107) are losers of their last three. Daniel Lynch gets the starting nod for Kansas City, and Drew Hutchison is Detroit’s pick to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Royals vs. Tigers
- Game Day: Friday, September 2, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Stadium: Comerica Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Royals | -112 | 8.5 |
Royals Stats & Trends
Royals Batting
- The Royals are fifth-worst in MLB play with 112 home runs.
- The Royals rank 14th in MLB with a .244 batting average.
- The Royals’ .307 on-base percentage is 23rd in the league.
- The Royals strike out 8 times per game, the No. 11 average in baseball.
- The Royals average 0.9 homers per road game this season (57 total away from home).
- The Royals have a .359 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.5 extra-base hits per game on the road.
- The club is batting .228 with 487 hits (7.7 per game) on the road this season.
Royals Key Batters
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with 118 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .444.
- Among qualified hitters in MLB, Witt Jr. is 83rd in batting average, 126th in on-base percentage, and 54th in slugging.
- Witt Jr. hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .182 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .237 with 17 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 14 walks.
- MJ Melendez is batting .221 with a .398 slugging percentage and 47 RBI this year.
- Hunter Dozier leads Kansas City in OBP (.302) this season, fueled by 96 hits.
Tigers Stats & Trends
Tigers Batting
- The Tigers’ 76 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
- The Tigers have a team batting average of just .229 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
- The Tigers have an OBP of just .285 this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Tigers rank 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
- In 66 games at home this season, they’ve hit 36 homers, an average of 0.5 per contest.
- They are slugging .345 in 66 home games this season.
- They are averaging 7.8 base hits per game and batting .238 as a team at home this season.
Tigers Key Batters
- Javier Baez has a team-best OBP (.266) and slugging percentage (.361), and leads the Tigers in hits (99).
- Including all the qualifying players in the majors, Baez is 131st in batting average, 142nd in on-base percentage and 125th in slugging percentage.
- Baez heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .263 with two walks and two RBI.
- Harold Castro has 19 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 14 walks while batting .279.
- Jeimer Candelario is batting .204 with 14 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 24 walks.
- Willi Castro has 16 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 14 walks while hitting .243.
Royals vs. Tigers Probable Pitchers
| Lynch | Hutchison | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GS | 12 |
| 4-9 | W-L | 2-7 |
| 4.70 | ERA | 4.01 |
| 103.1 | IP | 76.1 |
| 43 | BB | 33 |
| 97 | SO | 48 |
