GAME:  #959 Royals @ #960 Tigers
DATE:    7/30/2020 – 7:10p EST
ODDS:   Royals -117 / Tigers +108
O/U:       10

The Kansas City Royals (2-4) battle the Detroit Tigers (4-2) at Comerica Park in Detroit for the fourth and final game of the series. The Royals won the first game and Detroit has won the last two games.  Righty Brady Singer will be getting the start for the Royals and righty Ivan Nova is throwing the first pitch for the Tigers.  

WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)

KANSAS CITY ROYALS 

The Royals have Brady Singer on the bump for this final game of the series. Singer had his MLB debut against the Indians and gave up only 2 runs and 3 hits in 5 innings in a no-decision. This rookie was a first-round pick in 2018 and got off to a good start against a tough Indians team and will be looking to continue that into today’s performance. The Royals as a team have faced Nova 90 times with 30 hits batting a .303. Look for the offensive production to continue today against the Tigers and Ivan Nova. 

DETROIT TIGERS

Ivan Nova gets the start for the Tigers in this one. Nova allowed 3 runs in 5 innings against the Reds in his first start of the season. In 2019 he had a 4.72 ERA with 114 K’s and 47 walks going 11-12 on the season.  The Tigers hitters have yet to see Brady Singer and it will be a test for an offense that is over-performing early in the season.

BATTER VS PITCHER  (dailybaseballdata.com)

STARTING LINEUPS (baseballpress.com)

INJURY REPORT (covers.com)

TRENDS (covers.com)

KANSAS CITY

• Over is 5-0 in the Royals last 5 Thursday games.
• Over is 5-0-1 in the Royals last 6 during game 4 of a series.
• Over is 4-0 in the Royals last 4 games with the total set at 6.5 or lower.

DETROIT

• Under is 4-0-1 in the Tigers last 5 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
• Tigers are 0-6 in their last 6 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
• Under is 6-1 in the Tigers last 7 games following a win.
• Tigers are 8-43 in their last 51 home games vs. a right-handed starter.

HEAD TO HEAD

• The Royals are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

ROYALS vs TIGERS PREDICTION

The Royals have faced tough pitching in the last 2 games and today will be a nice relief for them to see a familiar face that they have had quite a bit of success against. The Royals have a future ace on the mound and their offense is set to explode as they did on Monday. The Bookie is taking the Royals in this one while the public is slightly leaning towards Detroit because of their fantastic start to the season. The sharps have been pounding the Royals since last night driving the price up.

The Bookie:         Royals -117
Fade the Public: no data
Sharp Action: Royals -117

2.34  Unit(s) to win 2 Unit(s) on:  (#959) Royals -117 Listed Pitchers