Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers 9/26/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

This Sunday afternoon baseball fans are in for a treat. The Kansas City Royals take on the Detroit Tigers in the final game of a three game series. Both teams are far out of the playoff picture. The Kansas City Royals are currently in 4th place of the American League Central and the Detroit Tigers are a notch above currently in 3rd place. Which leaves nothing but bragging rights to play for in this AL Central matchup.

The Kansas City Royals travel stay in Detroit, MI to face the Detroit Tigers in a battle for pride in Comerica Park. The Royals come into Comerica averaging 4.3 runs ranked 20th in the league, 8.3 hits tied for 7th, with a batting average of .248 tied for 6th and 159 home runs at 26th overall. The Kansas City Royals are 1st in stolen bases with 117.5 on the season. The leading offensive producer for the Kansas City Royals is catcher Salvador Perez. Perez has racked up 161 hits, 82 runs, 115 RBIs(runs batted in), an outstanding 46 home runs, with a batting average of .276 in 584 at bats.

The Detroit Tigers also tied at 20th in the league at 4.3 runs, are averaging 8 hits per game tied for 16th with a team batting average of .241 tied for 16th in the league. The Detroit Tigers have 77 stolen bases ranked 10th and 174 home runs ranked 23rd overall. The Detroit Tigers are led by first baseman Jonathan Schoop. On the year Schoop has 161 hits, 79 runs, 78 RBIs, 20 home runs, with a batting average of .274 in 587 at bats.

On the mound for the Kansas City Royals will be Kris Bubic. Bubic has a win/loss record of 5-6 with a 4.80 ERA(earned run average), 1.45 WHIP(walks and hits per innings pitched) and 103 strikeouts. Giving up 112 runs, 64 hits and 21 home runs thru 116.1 innings pitched.

Starting Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers will be Willy Peralta. Peralta has a win/loss record of 4-3 with a 3.04 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, with 52 strikeouts, 70 hits. Giving up 34 runs and 11 home runs thru 83 innings pitched.