The Kansas City Royals (31-28) and the Detroit Tigers (38-21) play on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET with the series tied 1-1. The Royals are favored (-148) to take the rubber match against the Tigers (+124). Kris Bubic starts for Kansas City while Detroit will counter with Keider Montero.

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Royals vs. Tigers betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-148)
• Underdog: Tigers (+124)
• Over/under: 8.5

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have compiled a 13-10 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 56.5% of those games).
• Kansas City has a 7-2 record (winning 77.8% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -148 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 59.7%.
• Kansas City has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 21 times this season for a 21-37-1 record against the over/under.
• The Royals have collected a 32-27-0 record against the spread this season (covering 54.2% of the time).

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has put up a team-best 31 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Witt’s home run total ranks 109th and his RBI tally ranks 46th.
• Maikel Garcia’s .316 batting average is a team-high mark.
• Garcia ranks 137th in home runs and 93rd in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals with eight home runs and 31 runs batted in.
• Pasquantino has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .313 with three walks and an RBI.
• Jonathan India has 10 doubles, a home run and 25 walks while batting .240.

Royals pitching rankings

• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors.
• Kansas City has the third-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.17).
• Royals pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in the majors (1.186).
• Royals pitchers combine to give up the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (56 total, 0.9 per game).
• In its 1-0 win last time out, Kansas City struck out eight Tigers batters while allowing two hits.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• This season, the Tigers have won 12 out of the 22 games, or 54.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Detroit has entered nine games this season as the underdog by +124 or more and is 3-6 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 44.6% chance to win.
• So far this season, Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 27 of its 59 games with a total.
• The Tigers are 33-26-0 against the spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Spencer Torkelson leads Detroit in home runs (14) and runs batted in (42) this season while batting .239.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Torkelson’s home run total is 10th, and his RBI total is ninth.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .274 to lead Detroit, while adding five homers and 27 runs batted in this season.
• Torres ranks 137th among batters in the big leagues in homers, and 79th in RBI.
• Riley Greene is slashing .267/.322/.498 this season for the Tigers.
• Kerry Carpenter is batting .268 with an OBP of .298 and a slugging percentage of .470 this season.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The Tigers average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the majors this season.
• Detroit has the fifth-best ERA (3.23) in the majors this season.
• The Tigers have a combined 1.160 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
• With 57 homers allowed, the Tigers rank 11th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Detroit suffered a 1-0 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out seven Royals batters while allowing four hits.