Tigers vs Royals Game Breakdown
Tigers
78W-73L
September 17, 2024
07:40PM EST
Odds: 8.0 o/u
Royals
82W-69L
Get ready to roar, sports fans! Tonight, the Detroit Tigers are clawing their way into Kauffman Stadium, looking to steal another win from the Kansas City Royals in a sizzling mid-conference showdown. With the Tigers trying to pounce from 9 games back and the Royals defending a 5-game lead closer to the top, every pitch counts in this 07:40 PM EST thriller. The stakes are high with the betting lines drawing a jungle of odds—Tigers at +144 and Royals at -175, under the glow of a partly cloudy sky. After yesterday’s nail-biter where Detroit edged out Kansas City 7-6, the air is thick with revenge and excitement. Will the Royals manage a royal comeback, or will the Tigers prove once again that this jungle is big enough for only one king? Let’s find out if the Royals can turn their kingdom into a fortress or if the Tigers have another surprise under their stripes!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: September 17, 2024 07:40PM EST
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSE at 10.1 mph. Temperature is at 80.1° with 60% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| DET ML | KC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +144 | -175 | 8.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | +136 | -162 | 8.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | -8 | +13 | 0 | – |
Team Performance
42.4% Win Probability
57.6% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/26/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 8 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 0 | ||||
| 04/27/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 6 | ||||
| 04/28/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 4 | ||||
| 05/20/24 | Detroit Tigers DET | 3 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 8 | ||||
| 05/21/24 | Detroit Tigers DET | 3 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 10 | ||||
| 05/22/24 | Detroit Tigers DET | 3 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 8 | ||||
| 08/01/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 1 | ||||
| 08/02/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 9 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 2 | ||||
| 08/03/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 6 | ||||
| 08/04/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 2 | ||||
| 09/16/24 | Detroit Tigers DET | 7 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | ||||
| 05/22/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 8 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | ||||
| 05/23/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 1 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 05/24/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 6 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 06/19/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 6 | ||||
| 06/20/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -7.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 0 | ||||
| 06/21/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 9 | ||||
| 07/17/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 3 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 07/18/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 10 | Over | +13.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 11 | ||||
| 07/19/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 3 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 07/20/23 | Detroit Tigers DET | 3 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | ||||
| 09/26/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 6 | ||||
| 09/28/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 8 | ||||
| 09/28/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Detroit Tigers DET | 7 |
Tigers Vs Over/Under
Royals Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-11-24 | vsCOL | 4-7W | 4.7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Over |
| 09-05-24 | @SD | 4-3W | 5.3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Under |
| 08-30-24 | vsBOS | 7-5L | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Over |
| 06-30-24 | @LAA | 7-6W | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Over |
| 06-24-24 | vsPHI | 8-1L | 4.3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | Over |
| 06-18-24 | @ATL | 1-2L | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Under |
| 06-13-24 | vsWAS | 2-7W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Over |
| 06-08-24 | vsMIL | 5-4L | 5.3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Over |
| 06-02-24 | @BOS | 8-4W | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Over |
| 05-26-24 | vsTOR | 11-14W | 4.3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Over |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-11-24 | @NYY | 3-4L | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Under |
| 09-06-24 | vsMIN | 0-5W | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Under |
| 08-31-24 | @HOU | 2-5L | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | Under |
| 08-26-24 | @CLE | 4-3W | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Under |
| 08-20-24 | vsLAA | 9-5L | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | Over |
| 08-14-24 | @MIN | 4-1W | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Under |
| 08-07-24 | vsBOS | 4-8W | 6.3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Over |
| 08-02-24 | @DET | 9-2W | 5.7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Over |
| 07-28-24 | vsCHC | 7-3L | 5.7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | Over |
| 07-22-24 | vsARI | 4-10W | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Over |
| 08-25-24 | vsPHI | 11-3L | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Over |
| 08-24-24 | vsPHI | 11-2L | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Over |
| 08-20-24 | vsLAA | 9-5L | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Over |
| 08-13-24 | @MIN | 3-13L | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Over |
| 08-09-24 | vsSTL | 8-5L | 0.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Over |
| 08-07-24 | vsBOS | 4-8W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| 08-06-24 | vsBOS | 6-5L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Over |
| 08-04-24 | @DET | 3-2W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 08-01-24 | @DET | 7-1W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Push |
| 07-29-24 | @CWS | 8-5W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
Tigers Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/18 | vs KC | 7-6W | 14 | 1 | Over |
| 09/17 | @ BAL | 4-2W | 5 | 2 | Under |
| 09/16 | @ BAL | 2-4L | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 09/15 | @ BAL | 1-0W | 6 | 1 | Under |
| 09/14 | @ COL | 2-4L | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 09/13 | @ COL | 7-4W | 14 | 2 | Over |
| 09/12 | @ COL | 11-0W | 10 | 1 | Over |
| 09/10 | vs OAK | 9-1W | 16 | 1 | Over |
| 09/09 | vs OAK | 2-1W | 5 | 0 | Under |
| 09/08 | vs OAK | 6-7L | 12 | 0 | Over |
| 09/07 | vs SD | 4-3W | 8 | 1 | Under |
| 09/06 | vs SD | 5-6L | 7 | 2 | Over |
| 09/04 | vs SD | 0-3L | 6 | 0 | Under |
| 09/03 | @ BOS | 4-1W | 3 | 2 | Under |
| 09/02 | @ BOS | 2-1W | 8 | 0 | Under |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/18 | @ DET | 6-7L | 11 | 1 | Over |
| 09/17 | vs PIT | 3-4L | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 09/16 | vs PIT | 5-1W | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 09/15 | vs PIT | 8-3W | 8 | 3 | Over |
| 09/13 | vs NYY | 3-4L | 8 | 1 | Under |
| 09/12 | vs NYY | 5-0W | 11 | 1 | Under |
| 09/11 | vs NYY | 4-10L | 7 | 2 | Over |
| 09/10 | @ MIN | 2-0W | 6 | 0 | Under |
| 09/09 | @ MIN | 4-2W | 6 | 0 | Under |
| 09/08 | @ MIN | 5-0W | 10 | 1 | Under |
| 09/06 | @ CLE | 4-1W | 10 | 1 | Under |
| 09/05 | @ CLE | 1-7L | 4 | 0 | Push |
| 09/04 | @ CLE | 2-4L | 2 | 0 | Under |
| 09/03 | vs HOU | 2-7L | 7 | 1 | Over |
| 09/02 | vs HOU | 2-4L | 7 | 1 | Under |
Team’s Batting Order
| Detroit Tigers | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Andy Ibanez
|
6.8 | 8.9 | 0.252 | 0.376 | 0.322 | 0.698 | 0.289 | 0.025 |
| 7.5 | 9.8 | 0.207 | 0.378 | 0.326 | 0.705 | 0.289 | 0.041 | |
|
#3
Riley Greene
|
8.1 | 10.8 | 0.263 | 0.491 | 0.405 | 0.897 | 0.358 | 0.050 |
| 6.6 | 8.6 | 0.263 | 0.434 | 0.335 | 0.770 | 0.316 | 0.033 | |
|
#5
Colt Keith
|
6.9 | 8.8 | 0.263 | 0.386 | 0.337 | 0.723 | 0.298 | 0.027 |
| 6.6 | 8.7 | 0.225 | 0.373 | 0.315 | 0.688 | 0.285 | 0.026 | |
|
#7
Trey Sweeney
|
5.3 | 7.0 | 0.219 | 0.411 | 0.288 | 0.699 | 0.290 | 0.055 |
| 5.0 | 6.6 | 0.129 | 0.257 | 0.157 | 0.414 | 0.176 | 0.014 | |
| 5.5 | 7.1 | 0.238 | 0.441 | 0.339 | 0.780 | 0.317 | 0.035 |
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Tommy Pham
|
8.7 | 11.1 | 0.256 | 0.387 | 0.349 | 0.737 | 0.302 | 0.023 |
| 10.1 | 13.2 | 0.333 | 0.604 | 0.426 | 1.030 | 0.413 | 0.054 | |
| 8.1 | 10.7 | 0.275 | 0.468 | 0.372 | 0.840 | 0.342 | 0.048 | |
| 7.1 | 9.3 | 0.259 | 0.455 | 0.310 | 0.764 | 0.316 | 0.044 | |
| 7.2 | 9.5 | 0.232 | 0.393 | 0.339 | 0.732 | 0.300 | 0.037 | |
|
#6
MJ Melendez
|
7.2 | 9.5 | 0.206 | 0.405 | 0.293 | 0.697 | 0.288 | 0.043 |
| 6.7 | 8.6 | 0.285 | 0.388 | 0.362 | 0.750 | 0.309 | 0.019 | |
|
#7
Will Smith
|
4.0 | 9.9 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
|
#8
Adam Frazier
|
5.5 | 7.2 | 0.202 | 0.287 | 0.316 | 0.603 | 0.253 | 0.012 |
|
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
5.6 | 7.3 | 0.237 | 0.385 | 0.316 | 0.701 | 0.289 | 0.022 |
Tigers Notable Injuries
- Javier Baez OUT (SS): Avg: 0.184 SLG:0.294 Last game: 08/24/24. Impact: 2.5
- Alex Faedo OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/22/24. Impact: 1.3
Royals Notable Injuries
- Michael Lorenzen OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 4.5
- Vinnie Pasquantino OUT (1B): Avg: 0.262 SLG:0.447 Last game: 08/31/24. Impact: 2.9
- Chris Stratton OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/15/24. Impact: -0.3
- Will Smith OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: -0.2
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