Tigers vs Royals Game Breakdown
![Detroit Tigers](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/mlb-det.png)
Tigers
23W-23L
![Detroit Tigers](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/mlb-det.png)
May 20, 2024
07:40PM EST
Odds: 8.5 o/u
Royals
29W-19L
![Kansas City Royals](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/mlb-kc.png)
![Kansas City Royals](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/mlb-kc.png)
Get ready to roar and rumble as the Detroit Tigers claw their way into Kauffman Stadium, squaring off against the sizzling Kansas City Royals tonight at 07:40PM EST! It’s a mid-season showdown that’s got everyone talking, with the Tigers trying to pounce back from a recent stumble and the Royals riding high on their latest conquest. With the Tigers lurking 6.5 games behind in the American League and the Royals just 1.5 games shy of the top, every pitch counts. Vegas has the over/under tantalizingly set at 8.5, hinting at a game that could swing either way. Under the sunny skies of Kansas City, with a gentle breeze setting the stage, will the Tigers’ stripes earn their stripes, or will the Royals continue their regal reign? It’s time to find out if this game will be a royal flush or if the Tigers can claw out a victory!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: May 20, 2024 07:40PM EST
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Weather: Sunny with winds from the SSE at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 68.0° with 78% humidity.
Vegas Odds
DET ML | KC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Open | -104 | -116 | 8.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
Recent | -102 | -118 | 9.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
Difference | +2 | -2 | +0.5 | – |
Team Performance
![det Team Logo](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/mlb-det.png)
50.5% Win Probability
![kc Team Logo](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/mlb-kc.png)
49.5% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
04/26/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 8 | Under | -0.5 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers DET | 0 | ||||
04/27/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +2.5 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers DET | 6 | ||||
04/28/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -3.5 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers DET | 4 | ||||
05/22/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 8 | Over | +4.5 | ![]() |
Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | ||||
05/23/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 1 | Under | -3.5 | ![]() |
Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
05/24/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 6 | Over | +1.5 | ![]() |
Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
06/19/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +1.5 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers DET | 6 | ||||
06/20/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -7.5 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers DET | 0 | ||||
06/21/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +4.5 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers DET | 9 | ||||
07/17/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 3 | Under | -3.5 | ![]() |
Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
07/18/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 10 | Over | +12.5 | ![]() |
Kansas City Royals KC | 11 | ||||
07/19/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 3 | Under | -3.5 | ![]() |
Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
07/20/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 3 | Under | -5.5 | ![]() |
Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | ||||
09/26/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +0.5 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers DET | 6 | ||||
09/28/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | Under | -0.5 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers DET | 8 | ||||
09/28/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +1.5 | ![]() |
Detroit Tigers DET | 7 |
Tigers Vs Over/Under
Royals Vs Over/Under
![Reese Olson](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/mlb-det.png)
Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
05-14-24 | vsMIA | 1-0L | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Under |
05-08-24 | @CLE | 4-5L | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Push |
05-03-24 | @NYY | 1-2L | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Under |
04-26-24 | vsKC | 8-0L | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Under |
04-20-24 | @MIN | 3-4L | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Under |
04-15-24 | vsTEX | 1-0L | 6.3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | Under |
04-08-24 | @PIT | 4-7L | 4.3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | Over |
04-01-24 | @NYM | 5-0W | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Under |
09-26-23 | vsKC | 3-6W | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Push |
09-20-23 | @LAD | 4-2W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Under |
![Will Smith](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/mlb-kc.png)
Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
05-14-24 | @SEA | 4-2W | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Under |
05-09-24 | @LAA | 10-4W | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Over |
05-04-24 | vsTEX | 15-4L | 3.7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | Over |
04-28-24 | @DET | 1-4L | 5.7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | Under |
04-23-24 | vsTOR | 2-3W | 4.3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | Under |
04-17-24 | @CWS | 1-2L | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Under |
04-12-24 | @NYM | 1-6L | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | Under |
04-06-24 | vsCWS | 0-3W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Under |
04-01-24 | @BAL | 4-6L | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Over |
09-30-23 | @CWS | 6-1L | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Under |
05-19-24 | vsOAK | 4-8W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Over |
05-15-24 | @SEA | 2-4L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
05-10-24 | @LAA | 2-1W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Under |
05-08-24 | vsMIL | 4-6W | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
05-06-24 | vsMIL | 2-3W | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
05-04-24 | vsTEX | 15-4L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
04-28-24 | @DET | 1-4L | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
04-26-24 | @DET | 8-0W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Under |
04-21-24 | vsBAL | 5-0L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
04-19-24 | vsBAL | 4-9W | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Over |
Tigers Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
05/21 | vs ARI | 4-6L | 8 | 1 | Over |
05/20 | vs ARI | 8-3W | 15 | 0 | Over |
05/19 | vs ARI | 13-0W | 17 | 0 | Over |
05/17 | @ MIA | 0-2L | 7 | 0 | Under |
05/16 | @ MIA | 0-1L | 4 | 0 | Under |
05/15 | @ MIA | 6-5W | 8 | 1 | Over |
05/14 | @ HOU | 3-9L | 6 | 1 | Over |
05/13 | @ HOU | 8-2W | 11 | 3 | Over |
05/12 | @ HOU | 2-5L | 7 | 0 | Under |
05/10 | vs CLE | 4-5L | 7 | 0 | Push |
05/09 | vs CLE | 11-7W | 15 | 2 | Over |
05/08 | vs CLE | 1-2L | 6 | 1 | Under |
05/07 | vs NYY | 2-5L | 5 | 0 | Under |
05/06 | vs NYY | 3-5L | 7 | 1 | Under |
05/05 | vs NYY | 1-2L | 5 | 0 | Under |
Royals Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
05/21 | @ OAK | 8-4W | 9 | 0 | Over |
05/20 | @ OAK | 5-3W | 11 | 1 | Under |
05/19 | @ OAK | 6-2W | 11 | 2 | Under |
05/17 | vs SEA | 2-4L | 6 | 0 | Under |
05/16 | vs SEA | 4-2W | 5 | 1 | Under |
05/15 | vs SEA | 2-6L | 6 | 0 | Under |
05/14 | vs LAA | 4-2W | 11 | 0 | Under |
05/13 | vs LAA | 3-9L | 8 | 0 | Over |
05/12 | vs LAA | 2-1W | 7 | 1 | Under |
05/11 | vs LAA | 10-4W | 12 | 2 | Over |
05/10 | @ MIL | 6-4W | 9 | 1 | Over |
05/09 | @ MIL | 5-6L | 12 | 0 | Over |
05/08 | @ MIL | 3-2W | 5 | 1 | Under |
05/07 | @ TEX | 2-3L | 7 | 0 | Under |
05/06 | @ TEX | 4-15L | 9 | 0 | Over |
Team’s Batting Order
Detroit Tigers | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1
Riley Greene
|
8.3 | 11.0 | 0.249 | 0.467 | 41.4% | 88.2% | 5.3% |
#2
Mark Canha
|
8.8 | 11.8 | 0.24 | 0.413 | 42.7% | 84.0% | 4.0% |
8.4 | 10.8 | 0.301 | 0.527 | 43.0% | 95.7% | 3.2% | |
8.7 | 11.4 | 0.276 | 0.528 | 35.4% | 88.2% | 3.9% | |
#5
Gio Urshela
|
7.6 | 9.3 | 0.288 | 0.342 | 30.1% | 64.4% | 0.0% |
#6
Colt Keith
|
6.8 | 8.8 | 0.197 | 0.22 | 28.3% | 50.4% | 0.0% |
7.5 | 9.9 | 0.227 | 0.36 | 32.0% | 68.0% | 1.7% | |
#8
Javier Baez
|
6.1 | 8.0 | 0.209 | 0.288 | 25.2% | 54.0% | 0.7% |
#9
Jake Rogers
|
6.2 | 8.1 | 0.189 | 0.289 | 27.8% | 56.7% | 2.2% |
Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 | 10.5 | 0.249 | 0.402 | 31.7% | 72.0% | 2.6% | |
9.8 | 12.7 | 0.296 | 0.511 | 39.8% | 90.9% | 2.7% | |
7.5 | 10.2 | 0.236 | 0.42 | 36.3% | 78.3% | 3.2% | |
7.6 | 10.0 | 0.337 | 0.548 | 44.6% | 99.4% | 4.8% | |
#4
Will Smith
|
3.9 | 11.5 | nan | nan | nan% | nan% | nan% |
6.7 | 8.9 | 0.264 | 0.451 | 29.7% | 74.7% | 4.4% | |
7.0 | 9.2 | 0.221 | 0.344 | 30.5% | 64.9% | 2.3% | |
#7
MJ Melendez
|
7.1 | 9.2 | 0.182 | 0.358 | 25.5% | 61.3% | 2.9% |
6.1 | 8.3 | 0.153 | 0.25 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 2.4% | |
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
5.4 | 6.9 | 0.225 | 0.367 | 28.3% | 65.0% | 3.3% |
Tigers Notable Injuries
- No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
Royals Notable Injuries
- No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
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