Tigers vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 6/1/2025

The Detroit Tigers conclude a three-game series on the road Sunday versus the Kansas City Royals. Detroit is 38-20 following Friday’s 7-5 victory over the Royals in the opening game of the series. Dillon Dingler hit a home run and had three RBI to help lead the Tigers to the win. Detroit leads the American League Central by six games over the Minnesota Twins. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Gleyber Torres is batting .280 with an on-base percentage of .389 to lead Detroit in both categories. Spencer Torkelson is the leader in home runs with 14 and RBI with 42, while Riley Greene is the leader in hits with 59. Detroit is batting .253 with a .411 slugging percentage. On Sunday, Detroit will send Keider Montero to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 4.54 ERA, 24 Ks, and 15 BBs.

The Kansas City Royals dropped to 30-28 following Friday´s two-run loss to the Detroit Tigers. Kansas City had 12 hits against Detroit pitching, but the Royals stranded 11 runners and were just 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Kansas City has lost three of the last four and five of the last seven. The Royals trail first-place Detroit by eight games in the American League Central.

Maikel Garcia is batting .320, with 66 hits and an on-base percentage of .383 to lead Kansas City in the three categories. Vinny Pasquantino is the leader in home runs with eight, and Bobby Witt Jr is the leader in RBI with 31. On Sunday, the Kansas City Royals will send Kris Bubic to the mound. The left-hander is 5-2 with a 1.45 ERA, 70 Ks, and 20 BBs.

Kansas City has won just two of its last seven, but the Royals will have a tough starter on the mound Sunday when visiting the Detroit Tigers. Detroit starter Keider Montero is coming off his best outing of the season, after allowing just one hit and no runs across 5.0 innings. However, Kansas City starter Kris Bubic has allowed just two runs on 20 hits across the last 32.1 innings and on the season has a 1.45 ERA. Final Score Prediction: Kansas City Royals win 3-2.