Royals vs Tigers Picks and Prediction – 8/2/2024

In Friday night MLB action, the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers will continue their four-game series from Comerica Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Royals (61-49) are riding a four-game winning streak and trail AL Central Division leading Cleveland by six games. Last night, 1B Vinnie Pasquantino homered twice and drove in four runs to power Kansas City to a 7-1 road triumph. 

Twenty-six year old southpaw Cole Ragans (7-7 3.37 ERA) will head to the hill for the Royals in this contest. In his last start, Ragans (5.2 IP) gave up eight hits and four runs during a 7-3 home loss versus the Chicago Cubs. 

The Detroit Tigers are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and were forced into selling at the MLB Trade Deadline. During Thursday’s home loss, Detroit batters went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and were limited to four hits. SP Keider Montero (1-5) gave up four runs in seven innings and took the loss for the Tigers (52-58), , who fell to 25-29 at home. 

Twenty-seven year old lefty Tarik Skubal (12-3 2.35 ERA) is a serious contender for the Cy Young Award. Through 130 innings of work, Skubal has struck out 154 batters and owns a minuscule 0.92 WHIP.