The Detroit Tigers (49-54) host the Kansas City Royals (43-61) on Saturday at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Tigers are moneyline favorites (-185) against the underdog Royals (+149). Casey Mize starts for Detroit, and Michael Wacha is Kansas City’s pick to start.

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Tigers vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-185)
• Underdog: Royals (+149)
• Over/under: 8.5

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have won 30 of the 56 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (53.6%).
• Detroit has played in five games as moneyline favorites with odds of -185 or shorter and won every time.
• The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 64.9% in this game.
• Detroit has had an over/under set by bookmakers 103 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 44 of those games (44-56-3).
• The Tigers have covered 52.4% of their games this season, going 54-49-0 against the spread.

Tigers hitting info

• Kevin McGonigle is hitting .281 with 20 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 63 walks.
• McGonigle ranks 144th in home runs and 151st in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• McGonigle has hit safely in six straight games. During his last 10 games he is batting .231 with two doubles, two home runs, four walks and three RBIs.
• Dillon Dingler has hit 22 home runs with 66 runs batted in. Both pace his team.
• Dingler ranks 12th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 10th in RBI.
• Dingler has hit safely in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .474 with two doubles, three home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Riley Greene has racked up a team-high batting average of .285.
• Greene brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a double, two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Spencer Torkelson is batting .206 with 18 doubles, 19 home runs and 43 walks.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• Detroit has a 3.65 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Tigers have the seventh-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.229).
• Tigers pitchers combine to give up 101 home runs (one per game), the second-fewest in the majors.
• Detroit knocked off the Royals 4-3 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• This season, the Royals have won 26 out of the 68 games, or 38.2%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Kansas City has a record of 3-4 when it’s set as an underdog of +149 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 40.2% chance to win.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 50 of 104 chances this season.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 46-58-0 in 104 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Carter Jensen leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 52 while batting .240.
• Jensen’s home run total ranks 74th in the big leagues, and he is 51st in RBI.
• Jac Caglianone’s 16 home runs are most among Kansas City batters. He’s driven in 37 runs this season while slugging .463.
• Caglianone ranks 51st overall in homers and 134th in RBI this season.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has collected 65 base hits, an OBP of .320 and a slugging percentage of .348 this season.
• Pasquantino has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .353 with a double, three walks and an RBI.
• Isaac Collins has collected 71 hits this season and has an OBP of .346. He’s slugging .372 on the year.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals average just 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the majors.
• Kansas City has pitched to a 4.93 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined 1.441 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
• With 140 homers allowed, the Royals rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City suffered a 4-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Tigers batters while allowing 10 hits.