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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 6/27/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
KANSAS CITY  STRAHM )
 
DETROIT  VERLANDER )
+1.5  -160

-1.5  +140
+135

-145

9.5un
 
3
Final
5

KANSAS CITY (37 - 37) at DETROIT (33 - 42)
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Tuesday, 6/27/2017 7:10 PM
MATT STRAHM (L) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
917KANSAS CITY+155Ov 9,-110+160Ov 9,-125
918DETROIT-165Un 9,-110-170Un 9,+105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games37-37+5.234-373.90.2440.2950.3940.6894.50.2600.3260.4030.729
Road Games16-19+0.519-134.10.2390.2880.4000.6884.70.2730.3450.4280.772
vs Right-handed Starters28-25+6.723-274.00.2460.2980.4050.7034.30.2610.3240.3990.723
Past 7 Games5-2+3.64-34.30.2440.3030.4130.7174.40.2840.3390.4200.759
Grass Games34-36+2.331-363.90.2420.2920.3930.6864.40.2590.3240.3980.723
Night Games25-23+5.820-273.90.2470.2930.3940.6874.30.2570.3170.3950.712
Division9-18-8.213-123.50.2340.2860.3680.6545.30.2670.3420.4120.753
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.90.2440.2957424986091099830.3942751805593245875277136
Road Games4.10.2390.288351224292483480.400134852861721242114019
Righty Starters4.00.2460.298531801443815650.4052011334102533952174927
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.511.435251.71361262512511023612-1318772%
Road Games5.081.513117696611915581164-76275%

DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games33-42-10.840-314.80.2530.3240.4200.7445.10.2710.3380.4340.771
Home Games18-16-0.816-175.40.2760.3430.4630.8064.70.2650.3290.4190.748
vs Left-handed Starters11-9+1.211-75.00.2640.3320.4570.7894.70.2670.3380.4090.747
Past 7 Games1-6-5.24-23.90.2380.3030.4020.7045.70.2440.3320.4270.759
Grass Games33-39-7.838-304.80.2560.3270.4250.7525.00.2680.3360.4300.766
Night Games19-28-8.823-224.90.2560.3240.4170.7415.00.2730.3400.4310.771
Division16-11+4.317-95.30.2590.3350.4420.7784.80.2620.3310.4120.743
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.80.2530.32475255764813414880.4203382676352551470407435
Home Games5.40.2760.343341167322727440.4631761202621224625164112
Lefty Starters5.00.2640.33220705186324320.457987216961461510207
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games5.361.454228.3144136233429921010-16151451.7%
Home Games3.811.331115.754491061548954-67558.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/13/2017VARGAS(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOBLACH(L)8-1W1057.5 unO1590560
6/14/2017HAMMEL(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOCUETO(R)7-2W1507.5 ovO1612110110
6/15/2017STRAHM(L)@ LA ANGELSNOLASCO(R)7-2W1008.5 ovO15111641
6/16/2017KENNEDY(R)@ LA ANGELSCHAVEZ(R)3-1W1009 unU1060330
6/17/2017JUNIS(R)@ LA ANGELSMEYER(R)0-9L1259 unP2401352
6/18/2017VARGAS(L)@ LA ANGELSRAMIREZ(R)7-3W1008.5 ovO10801290
6/19/2017HAMMEL(R)BOSTONVELAZQUEZ(R)4-2W-1059.5 ovU108010110
6/20/2017STRAHM(L)BOSTONSALE(L)3-8L+1758.5 unO4111370
6/21/2017KENNEDY(R)BOSTONPOMERANZ(L)6-4W+1259.5 unO852550
6/23/2017JUNIS(R)TORONTOHAPP(L)5-4W+1309.5 unU96011111
6/24/2017VARGAS(L)TORONTOESTRADA(R)3-2W+1059 ovU560950
6/25/2017HAMMEL(R)TORONTOLIRIANO(L)2-8L+1209 unO96211120
6/27/2017STRAHM(L)@ DETROITVERLANDER(R) 
6/28/2017KENNEDY(R)@ DETROITNORRIS(L) 
6/29/2017JUNIS(R)@ DETROITFULMER(R) 
6/30/2017VARGAS(L)MINNESOTASANTANA(R) 
7/1/2017SKOGLUND(L)MINNESOTAGEE(R) 
7/2/2017STRAHM(L)MINNESOTASANTIAGO(L) 
7/3/2017 @ SEATTLE  
7/4/2017 @ SEATTLE  

DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/13/2017FARMER(R)ARIZONAGREINKE(R)6-7L-1059 ovO9601681
6/14/2017ZIMMERMANN(R)ARIZONAWALKER(R)1-2L-12010 unU771620
6/15/2017VERLANDER(R)TAMPA BAYCOBB(R)5-3W-1509.5 evU1190992
6/16/2017NORRIS(L)TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(R)13-4W-12510 unO1341941
6/17/2017FULMER(R)TAMPA BAYARCHER(R)2-3L+1009 ovU890862
6/18/2017FARMER(R)TAMPA BAYFARIA(R)1-9L-10510 ovP6601040
6/19/2017SANCHEZ(R)@ SEATTLEGAVIGLIO(R)2-6L1259.5 ovU5901061
6/20/2017ZIMMERMANN(R)@ SEATTLEMIRANDA(L)4-5L1109 ovP750991
6/21/2017VERLANDER(R)@ SEATTLEPAXTON(L)5-7L1308.5 unO1270951
6/22/2017NORRIS(L)@ SEATTLEMOORE(R)6-9L1159.5 unO1040820
6/23/2017FULMER(R)@ SAN DIEGOPERDOMO(R)0-1L-1158 unU360250
6/24/2017SANCHEZ(R)@ SAN DIEGOLAMET(R)3-7L1058.5 evO651742
6/25/2017ZIMMERMANN(R)@ SAN DIEGORICHARD(L)7-5W-1209 ovO1471750
6/27/2017VERLANDER(R)KANSAS CITYSTRAHM(L) 
6/28/2017NORRIS(L)KANSAS CITYKENNEDY(R) 
6/29/2017FULMER(R)KANSAS CITYJUNIS(R) 
6/30/2017SANCHEZ(R)CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R) 
7/1/2017ZIMMERMANN(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
7/2/2017VERLANDER(R)CLEVELANDCLEVINGER(R) 
7/4/2017 SAN FRANCISCO  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
KANSAS CITY: 2016: 81-81, third place.
Manager: Ned Yost (eighth season). He's Here: OF Jorge Soler, RHP Jason Hammel, RHP Nathan Karns, DH Brandon Moss, LHP Travis Wood. He's Outta Here: RHP Wade Davis, DH Kendrys Morales, OF Jarrod Dyson, RHP Luke Hochevar, RHP Edinson Volquez.
Projected lineup: SS Alcides Escobar (.261, 7 HRs, 55 RBIs), LF Alex Gordon (.220, 17, 40), CF Lorenzo Cain (.287, 9, 56), 1B Eric Hosmer (.266, 25, 104), DH Brandon Moss (.255, 28, 67), RF Jorge Soler (.238, 12, 31 with Cubs; likely to start season on DL with strained oblique), 3B Mike Moustakas (.240, 7, 13), C Salvador Perez (.247, 22, 64), Raul Mondesi (.185, 2, 13).
Rotation: LH Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 ERA, 188 Ks), RH Ian Kennedy (11-11, 3.68, 184 Ks), RH Jason Hammel (11-11, 3.83 with Cubs), LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 2.25 in 3 starts after returning from Tommy John surgery), RH Nathan Karns (6-2, 5.15 with Mariners).
Key relievers: RH Kelvin Herrera (2-6, 2.75, 12 saves), RH Joakim Soria (5-8, 4.05), LH Matt Strahm (2-2, 1.23), LH Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95), LH Scott Alexander (0-0, 3.32), RH Chris Young (3-9, 6.19). Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. Duffy showed signs of blossoming into an ace late last year, but is yet to put it all together for a full season. Hammel was signed after the tragic death of RHP Yordano Ventura in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Vargas barely pitched last season after coming back from elbow surgery. Karns has intriguing potential, but might end up in the bullpen unless he lives up to it quickly.
Outlook: Royals GM Dayton Moore thinks his starting rotation is the best it has been during his tenure, even if just about every spot is tenuous. He also thinks Kansas City has more power at the plate this year thanks to Moustakas' return from a torn ACL and the signing of Moss. Paulo Orlando (.302, 5, 43, 14 SBs) will replace Soler in right field at the start of the season. But there are plenty of question marks up and down the lineup, not to mention on the pitching staff, and several things must break right for Kansas City to make noise in the AL Central and take a run at its third World Series appearance in four years.
DETROIT: 2016: 86-75, second place.
Manager: Brad Ausmus (fourth season). He's Here: C Alex Avila, OF Mikie Mahtook. He's Outta Here: OF Cameron Maybin, SS Erick Aybar, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 3B Casey McGehee.
Projected lineup: 2B Ian Kinsler (.288, 28 HRs, 83 RBIs), 3B Nicholas Castellanos (.285, 18, 58 in 110 games), 1B Miguel Cabrera (.316, 38, 108), DH Victor Martinez (.289, 27, 86), RF J.D. Martinez (.307, 22, 68 in 120 games), LF Justin Upton (.246, 31, 87), C James McCann (.221, 12, 48) or Alex Avila (.213, 7, 11 with White Sox), CF Mikie Mahtook (.195, 3, 11 with Tampa Bay) or Tyler Collins (.235, 4, 15), SS Jose Iglesias (.255, 4, 32).
Rotation: RH Justin Verlander (16-9, 3.04 ERA, 254 Ks), RH Michael Fulmer (11-7, 3.06), RH Jordan Zimmermann (9-7, 4.87), LH Daniel Norris (4-2, 3.38), LH Matt Boyd (6-5, 4.53).
Key relievers: RH Francisco Rodriguez (3-4, 3.24, 44/49 saves), RH Bruce Rondon (5-2, 2.97), LH Justin Wilson (4-5, 4.14, 1 save), RH Alex Wilson (4-0, 2.96), RH Anibal Sanchez (7-13, 5.87 in 35 games, 26 starts). Hot Spot: Back of Starting Rotation. Zimmermann and Norris could be major contributors if healthy, but the No. 5 spot in the rotation is much more uncertain. Sanchez has a big contract and some impressive career accomplishments, but he's 33 and coming off two straight disappointing seasons. Boyd was merely serviceable a season ago.
Outlook: The Tigers have made no secret of the fact that they'll need to cut costs soon, but they've generally put off doing so. Verlander, Cabrera and Kinsler are back, and Detroit is ready to make another bid for a postseason spot. The Tigers fell just short of a wild card last season, and the team's top players aren't getting any younger, so this could be the last shot for Detroit to win big before a significant overhaul. Verlander and Cabrera are still producing like stars, and Fulmer won Rookie of the Year honors last year. If the Tigers are going to take another step forward, they'll probably need Zimmermann and Norris to perform well after both dealt with injury problems a season ago. Speaking of injuries: J.D. Martinez sprained his right foot March 18 and is expected to miss the start of the season. The Tigers finished eight games behind Cleveland in 2016. Closing that gap won't be easy, and a lot might depend on whether Detroit can stay healthy.
PREVIEW
Royals, Tigers meet while going in opposite directions
 

DETROIT -- The outlook for the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers changed dramatically since they last met.

The clubs are heading in opposite directions as they open a three-game series at Comerica Park beginning Tuesday night.

When the Tigers took two of three from the Royals in late May, they had high hopes of staying in contention in the American League Central the rest of the way.

In the past three weeks, the Tigers have fallen on hard times. They lost 13 of 16 games before salvaging the finale of a three-game series in San Diego on Sunday. The 7-5 victory snapped an eight-game skid but still left Detroit nine games below .500 at 33-42.

General manager Al Avila isn't quite in fire-sale mode, but he said this weekend that he would listen to offers as he tries to shed payroll. Manager Brad Ausmus seemingly has a tenuous hold on his job.

The Royals (37-37) dropped eight games below .500 earlier this month but have since turned things around. They won 11 of 13 before an 8-2 loss in the finale of a three-game series against Toronto on Sunday.

Detroit was on the verge of coming up winless on a road trip to Seattle and San Diego before Mikie Mahtook's go-ahead, two-run single in the ninth inning against the Padres.

"Any time you have a long streak like that, it's nice to get that win and get the monkey off your back," Mahtook told the Detroit News. "But everybody in this clubhouse, no matter the score or the situation or what's been going on, everybody has stayed positive, and we expect that we were going to come through this."

The embattled Ausmus knows one victory needs to quickly morph into a long winning streak to save the season.

"We've dug ourselves a hole on this road trip, and we need to dig ourselves out from it," he told the News. "It's one step. We've got a lot of ground to make up."

Detroit ace Justin Verlander, who has five no-decisions and a loss in his last six outings, will start the opener for Detroit. Verlander (4-4, 4.52 ERA) began with five perfect innings against the Mariners on Wednesday before a bunt single changed the momentum. He allowed three runs and four hits and didn't finish out the sixth inning.

Verlander was a hard-luck loser to the Royals on May 30. He gave up one run in seven innings, but the Tigers were shut out 1-0. He is 22-10 with a 3.18 ERA against Kansas City in 42 career starts.

The Royals haven't lost a series this month.

"Every good team focuses on winning a series because if you can win series you're going to be in pretty good shape," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "It's always going to be two out of three or three out of four, so it's important to have that mindset."

Kansas City has not fared well against division opponents this season, going 9-18.

"We've got to take care of business in the division," Royals right-hander Jason Hammel said. "We're three months in, so it's three months of baseball left, which is a long time to do a lot of things.

"All of September is usually within the division. Hopefully, we can crawl into it and do some damage within the division over the next couple of weeks and basically things will be in our own hands at the end of the year."

Rookie left-hander Matt Strahm (2-4, 4.80 ERA) will make his third major league start Tuesday. He didn't give up an earned run in his first start on June 15 against the Los Angeles Angels, but he didn't last long in his second start. Strahm allowed five runs on seven hits in three innings in an 8-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox on June 20.

Strahm tossed three scoreless innings of relief in two appearances during the Royals' last series against the Tigers.


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