Tigers
Royals
What's moving the score.
Burch Smith has been dominant in limited work with a 1.59 ERA across 11.1 innings, while Wacha's recent stretch tells a different story—6.32 ERA over his last three starts with just 6.8 K/9. Detroit's bullpen (3.89 ERA) also has a clear advantage over Kansas City's (4.31 ERA), and both units saw similar work yesterday. The Royals have some momentum with Marte's five-game hit streak and Loftin hitting .300 over his last five, but that's outweighed by Greene's 19-game on-base streak for Detroit. Smith's dominance and the bullpen gap give Detroit a slight edge in a park that suppresses home runs.
See the math behind each component ↓How they're trending.
TigersL4Tigers are scuffling — 3-6 L10 with 4 straight losses, getting outscored by 0.2 runs per game.
RoyalsW1Royals are 6-4 L10, run differential +0.1 per game over the last ten.
The arms tonight.
Ty Madden
| Date | Opp | IP | ER | K | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4 | Sox | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | ND |
Michael Wacha
| Date | Opp | IP | ER | K | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4 | Guardians | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | W |
| 4/29 | Athletics | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | ND |
| 4/22 | Orioles | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | ND |
| 4/17 | Yankees | 6.0 | 2 | 6 | ND |
| 4/11 | Sox | 8.0 | 0 | 7 | W |
Game-time forecast.
Partly cloudy in Kansas City, MO at first pitch.
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