Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/25/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+106) Detroit (-128)

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (49-54) will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (43-61) on Saturday. The line on this contest has Kansas City at +106 and Detroit is coming in at -128. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Wacha and Casey Mize.

The Royals have tallied 191 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 105 balls out of the park. Kansas City is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 835 times, while drawing a walk on 329 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.2 runs per outing, which has them at 21st in baseball. They have 421 runs batted in as well as 868 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .248. They have 441 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317.

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The Royals have a team earned run average of 4.92 on the season (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 786 hitters. Royals pitchers have given up 140 home runs in addition to 538 total runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 393 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.79 as a squad this year. Kansas City has conceded 924 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 501 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44.

The Royals have sent 338 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 103 runners for the season and 35.9% of those runners ended up scoring. The bullpen have recorded 44 holds so far this season (25th in the league). Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 72 times as well as having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 25 saves on the year and have not converted 19 of 44 chances to save the game. The Royals relievers have a save rate of 56.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 89 save situations.

The Kansas City Royals have earned 2,747 putouts thus far, as well as 937 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which puts them in 13th in pro baseball, and have earned 92 double plays. The Royals have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs in their 8,241 innings, which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball.

Wacha has thrown 1,752 innings and has racked up 1,517 K's in his career. Wacha (116-82 career record) holds a FIP of 3.81 and he has faced 7,356 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.87 (754 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.268. He has conceded 1,682 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 539 walks.

The Detroit Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a team batting average of .235 on the campaign. They have struck out on 899 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned a total of 809 base knocks. Detroit has a total of 126 home runs this season as well as 417 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .400 and they score 4.24 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have tallied 150 doubles, while getting a free base 360 times as well as putting up 437 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.227 with a FIP of 3.83 as a squad so far this season. They come in at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 799. The Detroit pitching staff have relinquished 408 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.64 (367 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (867 strikeouts vs 315 free passes). They have surrendered 101 homers and they relinquish 4.04 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).

They are ranked 29th in MLB with a save percentage of 47.6%, and they have sent 320 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 82 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with runners on base. With 91 save situations, the Tigers have earned 47 holds and 22 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 42 save chances and they have walked away with 20 saves. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.6% out of their 173 inherited base runners.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 72 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Tigers have recorded 890 assists, 46 errors and have a total of 2,726 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 8,178 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (8th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Mize has allowed 510 base hits while earning 447 punch outs in 520 innings pitched. He has conceded 230 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.250 and having a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.19 and he has faced 2,189 opposing hitters during his career. Mize (27-31 mark in his career) has earned a 3.98 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+106)

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