Royals-Tigers Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday when they battle the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. The Royals will give the ball to starter Bruce Chen in this one. Lefthander Chen is 0-2 this season with a 4.38 ERA. Starting this game for the Tigers will be ace Justin Verlander. The righthander has a 3.54 ERA to go along with a 8-4 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Mike Jacobs' solo shot in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Royals over the Tigers 4-3 on Monday night. Kansas City won as +125 road underdogs as the game played UNDER the 9-run total set by oddsmakers. Willie Bloomquist was 3-for-4 with a big fly and three runs batted in for the Royals, while Roman Colon picked up the win in relief of starter Gil Meche for Kansas City. Ryan Raburn went 2-for-4 with a dinger and two RBIs for Detroit, as Fernando Rodney was tagged with the loss after allowing Jacobs' drive in the top of the ninth inning. Current streak: Kansas City has won 3 straight games. Detroit has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 36-46 SU Detroit: 44-38 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Detroit are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Detroit most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing Kansas City are 2-8 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games on the road Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit Detroit is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Detroit's last 18 games when playing Kansas City Next up: Detroit home to Kansas City, Wednesday, July 8