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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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| PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT | |||||||||||
| 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 |
TTL | STARTER | IP | OPP STARTER |
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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 |
TTL | STARTER | IP | OPP STARTER |
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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 | |||||
| TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE | ||||||||
| 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 |
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