The Detroit Tigers (79-57) and Kansas City Royals (69-66) will meet on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch at 2:10 p.m. ET.
The Royals are an underdog (+149 on the moneyline) when they take on the Tigers (-179). The scheduled starters are Tarik Skubal (11-4) for the Detroit Tigers, and Michael Wacha (8-10) for the Kansas City Royals.
Kyle Finnegan (1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K) registered the win in the Tigers’ 5-3 victory over the Royals Friday. Kerry Carpenter led the way offensively, going 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Seth Lugo (3.1 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 5 K) was handed the loss for the Royals.
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Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Tigers (-179, bet $179 to win $100)Underdog: Royals (+149, bet $100 to win $149)Over/under: 7.5Tigers vs. Royals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Sunday, August 31, 2025Game time: 2:10 p.m. ETLocation: Kansas City, MissouriStadium: Kauffman StadiumTV channel: FDSKC and FDSDETLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Tigers stats and trendsTigers betting recordsThe Tigers have been favorites in 96 games this season and won 60 (62.5%) of those contests.Detroit has a record of 23-11, a 67.6% win rate, when favored by -179 or more by bookmakers this season.The implied probability of a win from the Tigers, based on the moneyline, is 64.2%.Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 70 of its 136 games with a total this season.In 136 games with a spread this season, the Tigers are 66-70-0 ATS.Tarik Skubal (Tigers probable starter)Skubal makes the start for the Tigers, his 27th of the season. He is 11-4 with a 2.28 ERA and 212 strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings pitched.His last time out was on Tuesday against the Athletics, when the lefty went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing seven hits.In 26 games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.28, with 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .200 against him.Skubal is seeking his fourth straight quality start.Skubal will try to extend a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.4 innings per outing).He has made 10 appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.He will face a Royals offense that ranks 27th in the league with 526 runs while batting .247 as a unit. It has a collective .395 slugging percentage (18th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 130 home runs (25th in MLB).Skubal has thrown 12 innings, giving up two earned runs on nine hits while striking out 11 against the Royals this season.The 28-year-old ranks second in ERA (2.28), first in WHIP (.873), and third in K/9 (11.5) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.Tigers batting statsThe Tigers have hit 174 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the league.Hitters for Detroit have a combined .423 slugging percentage this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.The Tigers have a team batting average of .250 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.Detroit has scored the eighth-most runs in the majors this season with 655.The Tigers have an OBP of .319 this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.Detroit ranks just 26th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have been victorious in 35, or 46.1%, of the 76 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.Kansas City has a win-loss record of 3-5 when favored by +149 or worse by sportsbooks this year.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 40.2% chance of pulling out a win.Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 59 of its 135 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Royals are 70-65-0 against the spread in their 135 games that had a posted line this season.Michael Wacha (Royals probable starter)Wacha makes the start for the Royals, his 27th of the season. He is 8-10 with a 3.39 ERA and 108 strikeouts over 148 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent appearance on Saturday, Aug. 23, the right-hander threw six innings against the Detroit Tigers, allowing three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.39, with 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 26 games this season. Opposing batters have a .246 batting average against him.Wacha has 12 quality starts this year.Wacha will look to pick up his 25th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per appearance.He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 26 outings this season.The opposing Tigers offense has the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.423) and ranks ninth in home runs hit (174) in all of MLB. They have a collective .250 batting average, and are 13th in the league with 1143 total hits and eighth in MLB play scoring 655 runs.Wacha has thrown 18 1/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on 16 hits while striking out 15 against the Tigers this season.The 34-year-old’s 3.39 ERA ranks 22nd, 1.184 WHIP ranks 22nd, and 6.5 K/9 ranks 50th among qualifying pitchers this season.Royals batting statsThe Royals average 1.0 home run per game to rank 25th in baseball with 130 total home runs.This season, Kansas City ranks 18th in the majors, slugging .395.The Royals have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.247).Kansas City is the fourth-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.9 runs per game (526 total).The Royals’ .308 on-base percentage ranks 23rd in MLB.