Tigers vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 5/31/2025

The Detroit Tigers will be returning to Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, where they will take on the Kansas City Royals. Get the rest of our free MLB picks here! The Detroit Tigers are ranked 2nd according to ESPN late May rankings. Detroit is 3-0 playing in Kansas City over the last three games played in Kauffman Stadium. Tarik Skubal is headed to the mound for the Tigers in this game, he is 5-2 with a 2.49 ERA this season. Detroit has the 7th ranked bullpen so far this season. Spencer Torkelson leads the Tigers this season with a .238 batting average, 13 home runs and 40 RBI. The Tigers are 4-1 in their last five games played.

The Kansas City Royals are ranked 17th according to ESPN in the late May rankings. The Royals are 1-4 in their last five games played against Detroit. Michael Wacha will be Kansas City's starting pitcher on Saturday, he has a 3-4 record and a 3.21 ERA this year. Kansas City has the 8th best bullpen so far this season. Bobby Witt Jr leads the Royals this season with 30 RBI and a .290 batting average. The Royals are 2-3 in their last five games played. 

The Detroit Tigers have been solid this year and will have starting pitcher Tarik Skubal on the mound. Skubal has been pitching at a high level and will make it very tough for the Royals to score some runs. The Tigers bullpen has also been good as they are 7th in baseball. The Kansas City Royals have been having a hard time scoring runs this year and will have trouble keeping up with the Tigers. The Tigers offense and pitching will be to much for Kansas City and Detroit will get the job done on the road on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Tigers win 5-3.