Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on
Monday when the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit
Tigers meet at Comerica Park.
Ace Gil Meche will be the starting pitcher for the
Royals on this day. Righthander Meche is 12-11 this
season with a 4.04 ERA.
The Tigers will counter Meche with Zach Miner.
Righthander Miner has a 4.11 ERA to go along with a
5-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as
133-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the
game's total has not yet been posted.
The Royals lost to the White Sox 3-0 as a +110
underdog on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER
the posted over\/under total (9.5).
Brandon Duckworth took the loss for Kansas City after
giving up three runs in six innings.
Edgar Renteria homered in Detroit's 10-5 loss to the
Indians on Sunday afternoon.
The Indians rolled to the win as -165 home favorites
in that contest, while the combined score went OVER
the day's posted total (10.5).
Current streak:
Detroit has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Kansas City: 70-86 SU
Detroit: 71-83 SU
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8
games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5
games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8
games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5
games when playing at home against Kansas City
Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games<\/p>\n
Next up:
Detroit home to Kansas City, Tuesday, September 23<\/p>\n