Tigers-Royals Pointspread Pointers

The Kansas City Royals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. Zach Miner will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Miner is 3-1 this season with a 3.52 ERA. Miner's opponent in this one will be Kyle Davies. The Royals righthander has a 4.71 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Tigers gave up three runs in the final two innings, but held on for a 4-3 win over the Royals on Friday, as -180 favorites. The combined seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Miguel Cabrera smacked two home runs to lead the Tigers. Justin Verlander tossed 6 2-3 shutout innings to earn the win. Ross Gload was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate for the Royals, who were +165 underdogs in that game. Brian Bannister surrendered five runs over eight innings in the loss. Current streak: Kansas City has lost 6 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 63-65 SU Kansas City: 55-73 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Kansas City are 3-7 After playing Kansas City are 2-8 After a win are 3-7 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 2-8 Before playing Detroit are 7-3 After playing Detroit are 6-4 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Kansas City home to Detroit, Sunday, August 24