Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction: An intense contest expected to be in favor of Tigers

Tuesday's Major League Baseball action from Comerica Park features a matchup between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers. This will be the second installment in a trilogy consisting of three total entries. The Tigers were able to pull off a victory by a score of two runs in their first game on Monday.

Detroit Tigers - Tigers to win

Over the course of the weekend, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins in three of the four games that were played between the two teams. On Monday, the Detroit Tigers won the game thanks in large part to the five runs they scored in the seventh inning by themselves. Reese Olson started the game and went 6.0 innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits while walking one batter. On Tuesday, the Tigers will give the ball to Michael Lorenzen for the opening pitch. In 11 starts so far this season, Lorenzen has a record of 2-4 with a 4.23 earned run average and 47 strikeouts across 66.0 innings pitched. In 324 career games (55 starts), Lorenzen has compiled a record of 33-33 with an earned run average of 4.11. The Detroit Tigers have a record of 20-9 over their previous 29 games played against teams from the AL Central, but they are just 1-4 over their last five games played on Tuesday. The Detroit Tigers have a record of 1-12 in their last 13 games played in game two of a series.

Kansas City Royals - Royals are struggling

Over the course of the weekend, the Kansas City Royals played against the Angels and managed to win only one of the three games. On Monday, the Kansas City Royals were leading the Tigers 4-0 when they lost the advantage and ended up losing the game 6-4. Starting pitcher Jordan Lyles was only able to stay for six innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits while also walking one batter. Daniel Lynch will take the field for the Kansas City Royals in the game scheduled for Tuesday as the team's starting pitcher. This season, Lynch has a record of 0-3 with a 5.79 earned run average and 20 strikeouts in 23.1 innings pitched over four starts. Lynch has started 46 games during his career and has a record of 8-22 with a 5.37 ERA. The Kansas City Royals have a record of 14-38 over their previous 52 games played against right-handed starters and a record of 15-36 over their last 51 games played in game two of a series. The Kansas City Royals have a record of 16-46 in their previous 62 games played overall.

Expert Betting Tips

The Detroit Tigers have been playing well as of late, and given that they defeated the Kansas City Royals with relative ease in the first game of this series, I continue to believe that they have what it takes to come out on top in this confrontation.