Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers MLB Sports Betting Odds
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The Detroit Tigers are aiming for their seventh consecutive win as they face the Kansas City Royals, who own the AL lead in runs scored. The Tigers are 9-1 over the last ten games. Over the same stretch, Detroit's starting pitchers are 8-1 with a 1.87 ERA. The Royals' 4-5-6-7 hitters went a combined 0-13 against Detroit on Friday, shut down by Justin Verlander's continued dominance. Detroit sends Brad Penny to the mound to face off against Kansas City's Jeff Francis.
WagerWeb online sportsbook | Detroit Tigers -159 ML | Total Runs 9 | Run Line Tigers -1.5 +135
BA .309 | HR 7 | RBI 26 | SLG .544
Brad Penny (3-3) isn't striking out many opposing hitters, K-ing only two over the last two games. However his placement and control have earned a 1.32 ERA during the Tigers' six game winning streak. Penny has completed 7 innings in three of his last four starts, keeping the bullpen fresh.
The Royals' current line-up has five players who have faced Penny over 19 at bats, resulting in a .368 BA with 7 hits and 1 HR.
Jeff Francis faces the Tigers looking for his first win in five starts. Francis has a 7.11 ERA over the last five games and was punished in his only start against Detroit, back in 2008 while pitching for Colorado, giving up 5 runs on 11 hits. Francis is 0-2 in three road starts in 2011 with an ERA of 8.36.
Detroit's offense is on track, ranking 5th in runs scored and 8th in on base percentage. Miguel Cabrera leads the charge with a team best BA of .309, 7 HRs, 26 RBIs and 30 Runs. Jhonny Peralta is batting .419 over the last 9 games and Victor Martinez is .488 with 2 HRs and 14 RBIs over the last 12 games.
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| Kansas City Royals's relievers have pitched 11⅓ innings in the last 3 games. | Detroit Tigers's relievers have pitched 8⅓ innings in the last 3 games. |
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| JEFF FRANCIS VS. DETROIT TIGERS | |||||||||||
| DATE | RUNS | WIN | INNINGS PITCHED | HITS | RUNS | EARNED RUNS | WLKS | KS | DCSN | ||
| 06/28/2008 | 7-6 | DET | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ND | ||
| BRAD PENNY VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS | |||||||||||
| DATE | RUNS | WIN | INNINGS PITCHED | HITS | RUNS | EARNED RUNS | WLKS | KS | DCSN | ||
| 07/09/2009 | 8-6 | KC | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ND | ||
| 06/15/2005 | 3-1 | KC | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | L | ||
| TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES | |||||||||||
| KANSAS CITY ROYALS | |||||||||||
| DATE | DAY | RUNS | OPPNT | RUNS | RSLT | MONEY LINE |
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| 05/13/2011 | Fri | 1 | at DET | 3 | L | -182 | 7 | L Hochevar | 6 | J Verlander | |
| 05/12/2011 | Thu | 11 | at NYY | 5 | W | -195 | 9 | S O'Sullivan | 6⅔ | I Nova | |
| 05/11/2011 | Wed | 4 | at NYY | 3 | W | -215 | 9 | V Mazzaro | 4 | A Burnett | |
| 05/10/2011 | Tue | 1 | at NYY | 3 | L | -200 | 10 | K Davies | 5 | F Garcia | |
| 05/08/2011 | Sun | 2 | OAK | 5 | L | 104 | 9 | J Francis | 6⅓ | T Ross | |
| DETROIT TIGERS | |||||||||||
| DATE | DAY | RUNS | OPPNT | RUNS | RSLT | MONEY LINE |
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| 05/13/2011 | Fri | 3 | KC | 1 | W | -182 | 7 | J Verlander | 8 | L Hochevar | |
| 05/11/2011 | Wed | 9 | at MIN | 7 | W | -121 | 8 | P Coke | 5⅔ | S Baker | |
| 05/10/2011 | Tue | 10 | at MIN | 2 | W | -103 | 8 | R Porcello | 5 | F Liriano | |
| 05/09/2011 | Mon | 10 | at TOR | 5 | W | -109 | 7 | M Scherzer | 5 | B Morrow | |
| 05/08/2011 | Sun | 5 | at TOR | 2 | W | -104 | 9 | B Penny | 7⅔ | J Reyes | |
| SUPERGRID | ||||
| RANK | RANK | |||
| Kansas City's Overall Scoring vs Detroit's Overall Defense | 4.9 | 2 | 4.4 | 9 |
| Kansas City's Away Scoring vs Detroit's Home Defense | 4.4 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Kansas City's Road ERA vs Detroit's Home ERA Allowed | 5.3 | 14 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Detroit's Overall Scoring vs Kansas City's Overall Defense | 4.7 | 5 | 4.5 | 11 |
| Detroit's Home Scoring vs Kansas City's Road Defense | 3.9 | 7 | 5.3 | 14 |
| Detroit's Home ERA vs Kansas City's Road ERA Allowed | 3.2 | 4 | 4.0 | 5 |
| TOP 3/BOTTOM 3 | |||||
| ROYALS | |||||
| Royals have the second best hits stat in the league at 9.5 per game. | |||||
| Royals strike out less than any team in the league with 5.6 per game. | |||||
| Royals are the easiest team to score on in the league, giving up 5.2 runs per game. | |||||
| Royals have the worst hits allowed in the league, allowing 9.6 per game. | |||||
| TIGERS | |||||
| No trends to report | |||||
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| KANSAS CITY ROYALS | SU | HOME | AWAY | FAVE | DOG | OU | vsLHP | vsRHP |
| Overall | 20-18 | 15-8 | 5-10 | 9-3 | 11-15 | 19-18-1 | 5-5 | 15-13 |
| vs Div | 9-9 | 6-3 | 3-6 | 4-2 | 5-7 | 11-6-1 | 3-2 | 6-7 |
| Last 10 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 3-5 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 5-4 |
| vs AL | 20-18 | 15-8 | 5-10 | 9-3 | 11-15 | 19-18-1 | 5-5 | 15-13 |
| DETROIT TIGERS | SU | HOME | AWAY | FAVE | DOG | OU | vsLHP | vsRHP |
| Overall | 21-18 | 10-7 | 11-11 | 10-9 | 11-9 | 22-14-3 | 10-4 | 11-14 |
| vs Div | 7-5 | 5-2 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 7-5 | 3-1 | 4-4 |
| Last 10 | 9-1 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 5-4-1 | 4-0 | 5-1 |
| vs AL | 21-18 | 10-7 | 11-11 | 10-9 | 11-9 | 22-14-3 | 10-4 | 11-14 |
Florida Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals MLB Sports Betting Odds
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The Florida Marlins send ace Josh Johnson to the mound for Thursday's afternoon game in Busch Stadium against Jake Westbrook and the St. Louis Cardinals. The Marlins lead the four game series 2-1 and have yet to lose a series on the road in 2011. Albert Pujols has a .333 BA against Johnson including 1 HR.
Online sportsbooks: Florida Marlins -120 ML | Run Total 7 | Run Line Marlins -1.5 +120
AVG .413 | HR 4 | RBI 21
The St. Louis Cardinals (17-14) are atop the NL Central and look to Jake Westbrook to help split the home series against Florida (19-10). Westbrook began 2011 by allowing 20 runs over his first four starts. Since then, the ten year veteran right hander has limited opponents to two runs in the last two games, improving his record to 2-2. Westbrook relies on teammates to provide solid defense, as he averages only 2.33 strike outs per game.
Westbrook faces a Marlins club that ranks 9th in the MLB's runs scored, powered by Mike Stanton who has three home runs over the last four games, and Emilio Bonifacio, who leads the Marlins with a .346 batting average.
The current lineup for the Florida Marlins has a lifetime BA of .184 against Westbrook on 38 at bats.
Marlin's ace Josh Johnson (3-0) is shutting down opponents, allowing only 4 earned runs over 41 innings, earning an 0.88 ERA, and a 0.71 WHIP. Johnson's last start on April 30 against the Cincinnati Reds resulted in a No Decision. Johnson pitched 7 innings and allowed no runs, but the bullpen gave away the game. The 6 foot 7 inch right handed pitcher is ranked 20th in the MLB with 39 strikeouts.
Johnson will need his best stuff against the Cardinals, who rank first in the league in runs scored, batting average, and on base percentage. St. Louis is third in the MLB in slugging percentage.
The current lineup for the St. Louis Cardinals has a lifetime batting average of .317 against Johnson on 60 at bats.
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| Florida Marlins's relievers have pitched 11 innings in the last 3 games. | St. Louis Cardinals's relievers have pitched 10 innings in the last 3 games. |
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| JOSH JOHNSON VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | |||||||||||
| DATE | RUNS | WIN | INNINGS PITCHED | HITS | RUNS | EARNED RUNS | WLKS | KS | DCSN | ||
| 08/07/2010 | 5-4 | FLA | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ND | ||
| 09/16/2009 | 5-2 | FLA | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | W | ||
| 06/09/2009 | 4-3 | FLA | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ND | ||
| 09/07/2008 | 3-1 | STL | 6⅔ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | L | ||
| JAKE WESTBROOK VS. FLORIDA MARLINS | |||||||||||
| DATE | RUNS | WIN | INNINGS PITCHED | HITS | RUNS | EARNED RUNS | WLKS | KS | DCSN | ||
| 08/07/2010 | 5-4 | FLA | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ND | ||
| 06/09/2004 | 8-1 | CLE | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | W | ||
| TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES | |||||||||||
| FLORIDA MARLINS | |||||||||||
| DATE | DAY | RUNS | OPPNT | RUNS | RSLT | MONEY LINE |
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| 05/04/2011 | Wed | 8 | at STL | 7 | W | -180 | 7 | J Vazquez | 5⅔ | C Carpenter | |
| 05/03/2011 | Tue | 5 | at STL | 7 | L | -126 | 8 | A Sanchez | 4⅓ | K McClellan | |
| 05/02/2011 | Mon | 6 | at STL | 5 | W | -153 | 8 | C Volstad | 5 | K Lohse | |
| 05/01/2011 | Sun | 9 | at CIN | 5 | W | -124 | 8 | R Nolasco | 7 | B Arroyo | |
| 04/30/2011 | Sat | 3 | at CIN | 4 | L | 108 | 7 | Josh Johnson | 7 | E Volquez | |
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| DATE | DAY | RUNS | OPPNT | RUNS | RSLT | MONEY LINE |
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| 05/04/2011 | Wed | 7 | FLA | 8 | L | -180 | 7 | C Carpenter | 6 | J Vazquez | |
| 05/03/2011 | Tue | 7 | FLA | 5 | W | -126 | 8 | K McClellan | 5 | A Sanchez | |
| 05/02/2011 | Mon | 5 | FLA | 6 | L | -153 | 8 | K Lohse | 6 | C Volstad | |
| 05/01/2011 | Sun | 5 | at ATL | 6 | L | -112 | 7 | J Garcia | 6 | D Lowe | |
| 04/30/2011 | Sat | 3 | at ATL | 2 | W | -156 | 8 | J Westbrook | 6 | B Beachy | |
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| Florida's Overall Scoring vs St. Louis's Overall Defense | 4.7 | 4 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Florida's Away Scoring vs St. Louis's Home Defense | 4.8 | 3 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Florida's Road ERA vs St. Louis's Home ERA Allowed | 4.5 | 14 | 3.7 | 10 |
| St. Louis's Overall Scoring vs Florida's Overall Defense | 5.4 | 1 | 4.0 | 7 |
| St. Louis's Home Scoring vs Florida's Road Defense | 4.0 | 10 | 4.7 | 12 |
| St. Louis's Home ERA vs Florida's Road ERA Allowed | 3.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 2 |
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| Marlins are second worst in K's per game with 8.5. | |||||
| CARDINALS | |||||
| Cardinals are third in the league in hits at 9.0 per game. | |||||
| Cardinals are second best in K's per game with 6.3. | |||||
| Cardinals are second best in walks allowed in the league at 2.9 per game. | |||||
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| FLORIDA MARLINS | SU | HOME | AWAY | FAVE | DOG | OU | vsLHP | vsRHP |
| Overall | 19-10 | 10-5 | 9-5 | 9-5 | 10-5 | 16-12-1 | 4-4 | 15-6 |
| vs Div | 6-5 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 6-5 | 0-3 | 6-2 |
| Last 10 | 7-3 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 8-1-1 | 2-0 | 5-3 |
| vs NL | 19-10 | 10-5 | 9-5 | 9-5 | 10-5 | 16-12-1 | 4-4 | 15-6 |
| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | SU | HOME | AWAY | FAVE | DOG | OU | vsLHP | vsRHP |
| Overall | 17-14 | 7-8 | 10-6 | 11-11 | 6-3 | 19-11-1 | 4-4 | 13-10 |
| vs Div | 5-4 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 4-3 |
| Last 10 | 6-4 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 8-2 | 1-0 | 5-4 |
| vs NL | 17-14 | 7-8 | 10-6 | 11-11 | 6-3 | 19-11-1 | 4-4 | 13-10 |
New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers MLB Sports Betting Odds
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The New York Yankees will look to extend their win streak to four consecutive games against a Detroit Tigers team desperate to avoid its eighth straight loss. C.C. Sabathia has struggled against the Tigers during his last three starts, posting a generous 8.50 ERA. The Tiger's Brad Penny surrendered six runs in two innings against the Yankees on April 02.
It's difficult to imagine two teams that are experiencing such different results over their last ten games as the Yankees and the Tigers. New York is 7-3 and on a three game win streak. The Yankees are 5-3 on the road and 16-8 when playing on grass. Detroit is circling the drain with a record of 3-7 with seven consecutive losses. The Tigers are 6-7 in Comerica Park and 5-8 during night games.
New York will send C.C. Sabathia (2-1) to the mound Tuesday night. Sabathia has been hurt by the Tigers in recent history. And especially dangerous is Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera who has 8 hits including 2 HRs in 14 at bats against Sabathia. Over 40 innings of work in 2011 Sabathia has allowed 14 runs (10 earned), struck out 36 and walked 11.
Detroit will answer with Brad Penny (1-3). Most recently, Penny gave up four earned runs over seven innings against the Seattle Mariners on April 28. The 11 year veteran has pitched 35.1 innings in 2011 for the Tigers, allowing 24 earned runs, 15 walks and 19 strike outs. Penny has a 6.11 ERA and a WHIP of 1.39.
The New York Yankees' current lineup has a lifetime batting average of .336 against Penny, including 8 doubles, 10 HRs and 30 RBIs over 119 at bats.
Both C.C. Sabathia and Brad Penny have six starts in 2011. Only 2 of these games have finished under 9 total runs.
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| New York Yankees's relievers have pitched 7⅔ innings in the last 3 games. | Detroit Tigers's relievers have pitched 10⅓ innings in the last 3 games. |
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| CC SABATHIA VS. DETROIT TIGERS | |||||||||||
| DATE | RUNS | WIN | INNINGS PITCHED | HITS | RUNS | EARNED RUNS | WLKS | KS | DCSN | ||
| 03/31/2011 | 6-3 | NYY | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ND | ||
| 08/17/2010 | 6-2 | NYY | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | W | ||
| 05/13/2010 | 6-0 | DET | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | L | ||
| 07/18/2009 | 2-1 | NYY | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | ||
| 04/27/2009 | 4-2 | DET | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | L | ||
| BRAD PENNY VS. NEW YORK YANKEES | |||||||||||
| DATE | RUNS | WIN | INNINGS PITCHED | HITS | RUNS | EARNED RUNS | WLKS | KS | DCSN | ||
| 04/02/2011 | 10-6 | NYY | 4⅓ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | L | ||
| 08/21/2009 | 20-11 | NYY | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | L | ||
| 06/11/2009 | 4-3 | BOS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ND | ||
| 10/23/2003 | 6-4 | FLA | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | ||
| 10/18/2003 | 3-2 | FLA | 5⅓ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | ||
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| NEW YORK YANKEES | |||||||||||
| DATE | DAY | RUNS | OPPNT | RUNS | RSLT | MONEY LINE |
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| 05/02/2011 | Mon | 5 | at DET | 3 | W | -134 | 8 | B Colon | 7 | J Verlander | |
| 05/01/2011 | Sun | 5 | TOR | 2 | W | -170 | 10 | I Nova | 6⅓ | J Litsch | |
| 04/30/2011 | Sat | 5 | TOR | 4 | W | -150 | 9 | A Burnett | 6 | K Drabek | |
| 04/29/2011 | Fri | 3 | TOR | 5 | L | -133 | 9 | F Garcia | 5 | R Romero | |
| 04/28/2011 | Thu | 12 | CHW | 3 | W | -200 | 8 | C Sabathia | 7 | E Jackson | |
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| DATE | DAY | RUNS | OPPNT | RUNS | RSLT | MONEY LINE |
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| 05/02/2011 | Mon | 3 | NYY | 5 | L | -134 | 8 | J Verlander | 6 | B Colon | |
| 05/01/2011 | Sun | 4 | at CLE | 5 | L | -140 | 8 | P Coke | 6 | J Masterson | |
| 04/30/2011 | Sat | 2 | at CLE | 3 | L | -120 | 9 | R Porcello | 7 | A White | |
| 04/29/2011 | Fri | 5 | at CLE | 9 | L | 104 | 8 | M Scherzer | 6⅔ | J Gomez | |
| 04/28/2011 | Thu | 2 | SEA | 7 | L | -118 | 8 | B Penny | 7 | M Pineda | |
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| NY Yankees's Overall Scoring vs Detroit's Overall Defense | 5.5 | 1 | 5.0 | 12 |
| NY Yankees's Away Scoring vs Detroit's Home Defense | 6.5 | 1 | 4.2 | 7 |
| NY Yankees's Road ERA vs Detroit's Home ERA Allowed | 4.0 | 7 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Detroit's Overall Scoring vs NY Yankees's Overall Defense | 4.1 | 9 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Detroit's Home Scoring vs NY Yankees's Road Defense | 3.8 | 10 | 4.3 | 8 |
| Detroit's Home ERA vs NY Yankees's Road ERA Allowed | 3.9 | 9 | 5.9 | 1 |
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| YANKEES | |||||
| Yankees are the highest scoring team in the league at 5.3 runs per game. | |||||
| Yankees are second in the league in free passes at 4.1 per game. | |||||
| Yankees allow the third least hits in the league at 8.3 per game. | |||||
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| NEW YORK YANKEES | SU | HOME | AWAY | FAVE | DOG | OU | vsLHP | vsRHP |
| Overall | 17-9 | 12-6 | 5-3 | 15-8 | 2-1 | 12-12-2 | 4-3 | 13-6 |
| vs Div | 8-4 | 4-1 | 4-3 | 7-3 | 1-1 | 6-5-1 | 1-1 | 7-3 |
| Last 10 | 7-3 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 6-3 | 1-0 | 2-6-2 | 1-1 | 6-2 |
| vs AL | 17-9 | 12-6 | 5-3 | 15-8 | 2-1 | 12-12-2 | 4-3 | 13-6 |
| DETROIT TIGERS | SU | HOME | AWAY | FAVE | DOG | OU | vsLHP | vsRHP |
| Overall | 12-17 | 6-7 | 6-10 | 6-9 | 6-8 | 17-10-2 | 6-4 | 6-13 |
| vs Div | 4-5 | 4-2 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 5-4 | 2-1 | 2-4 |
| Last 10 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 7-2-1 | 2-1 | 1-6 |
| vs AL | 12-17 | 6-7 | 6-10 | 6-9 | 6-8 | 17-10-2 | 6-4 | 6-13 |
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