Royals at Tigers 8/9/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 8:27 AM ET

Royals at Tigers 8/9/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Royals have a 6 game lead over the Tigers heading into this game and that is definitely something the Royals want to keep in place. However, this game could be a challenge for the Royal as they are not that great of a road team. What makes it even harder is the fact that the Tigers finally won their 14th home game recently and that could make it harder for the Royals to win. The Royals on the year have recorded a total of 962 runs at a clip of .246 this year. The Royals have managed to get a total of 494 runs scored with a total of 113 homers on the year. When it comes to pitching, the Royals have posted a team ERA of 5.04 and have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .272 this year. The Royals have struck out 879 batters on the year with 408 walks.

This season has saw the Tigers get a total of 897 hits on the year while hitting at a clip of .235. The Tigers have ended up scoring a total of 403 runs while hitting 101 balls out of the park. The team has allowed the opponent to hit at a clip of .274, which explains the 5.14 ERA. The Tigers have struck out 920 batters and walked 359 batters.

The Tigers are playing at home, but honestly the Tigers have spoiled any advantage they would have had playing at home. The Royals are not that great on the road, but have managed to pitch better and oddly are hitting better and scoring better, even with the power category which is very unusual with how bad the Royals hitting has been. Look for that to be the difference though and it allows the Royals to just edge out the game here. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win 6-4.

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