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Royals at Tigers

MLB · Tuesday, Apr 14 · 5:40 PM CT · Comerica Park · Final KC 1 – DET 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
KC010000000150
DET00000002240
Team box
KC·DET
5
hits
4
0
home runs
0
2
walks
6
4
strikeouts
2
135
pitches thrown
115
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Dillon DinglerDET2-4001
Zach McKinstryDET1-3100
Matt VierlingDET1-2000
Starling MarteKC1-4000
Salvador PerezKC1-4000
Lane ThomasKC1-3000
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Cole RagansKC6.01041
Nick Mears (L)KC1.02210
Framber ValdezDET7.04121
Will Vest (W)DET1.00003
Kenley Jansen (S)DET1.01000

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
DET +3
KC +3
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largest lead: DET 1 · KC 1lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was KC 47%, DET 53% · Updated Apr 14

Expected margin
DET by 0.6
Expected score
DET 4.2 – 3.7 KC
Expected total
7.9
RoyalsThe matchupTigers
+115Our fair odds−115
3.7Expected runs4.2
+0.01Power rating+0.05
3.4Runs / game4.4
4.1Allowed / game3.8
7.0Hits / game7.9
0.81Home runs / game0.75
3.8Walks drawn / game3.8
7−9Season record7−9
4−6Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
KC chance · DET chance
Our model fair46.6%53.4%
Kalshi50.7%54.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 5:40 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
KCKansas City Royals+11547%−10350.7%———
DETDetroit Tigers−11553%−12154.7%———
SpreadDET by 0.6
KCKansas City Royals+0.6our margin————
DETDetroit Tigers−0.6our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.9
Over7.9our total————
Under7.9our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Detroit Tigers by 0.6 expected
Kansas City Royals by 13 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 12 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 11 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 10 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 9 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 8 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 7 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 6 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 5 runs: 3%Kansas City Royals by 4 runs: 5%Kansas City Royals by 3 runs: 6%Kansas City Royals by 2 runs: 9%Kansas City Royals by 1 run: 17%Detroit Tigers by 1 run: 13%Detroit Tigers by 2 runs: 11%Detroit Tigers by 3 runs: 8%Detroit Tigers by 4 runs: 6%Detroit Tigers by 5 runs: 5%Detroit Tigers by 6 runs: 3%Detroit Tigers by 7 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 8 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 9 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 10 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 11 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 12 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 13 runs: <1%
← KC wins byDET wins by →
Detroit Tigers wins by 2 or more41%
Detroit Tigers wins by 3 or more30%
Kansas City Royals wins by 2 or more29%
Decided by one run30%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

7.9 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 8%4 runs: 6%5 runs: 13%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 13%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 7%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 4%14 runs: 2%15 runs: 2%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 5.568%
Total over 7.548%
Total over 9.530%
Total from 6 to 939%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
KCCole Ragans SP · last 3 starts: 10.2 IP, 5.91 ERA, 15 Kstarted
DETFramber Valdez SP · last 3 starts: 17.0 IP, 4.76 ERA, 12 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
KC·DET
Apr 12 vs CHW
last game
Apr 12 vs MIA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
6
games in last 7 days
6
road after a home game
home / road
4th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 16+ games
KC·DET
+0.01
rating (0 = average)
+0.05
3.4
runs / game
4.4
4.1
runs allowed / game
3.8
7−9
season record
7−9
5−5
home record
5−1
2−4
away record
2−8
L1
streak
W3
4−6
last 10
5−5
7.0
hits / game
7.9
0.81
home runs / game
0.75
3.8
walks drawn / game
3.8
8.6
batter strikeouts / game
8.8
8.9
pitcher strikeouts / game
7.8
0.38
errors / game
0.69

Rating Trend

KC · DET · 20 days
Kansas City RoyalsDetroit Tigers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · DET 6−4
Aug 31, 2025at KCDET 5 − 0
Aug 30, 2025at KCKC 3 − 1
Aug 29, 2025at KCDET 5 − 3
Aug 24, 2025at DETKC 10 − 8
Aug 23, 2025at DETDET 4 − 2
Aug 22, 2025at DETDET 7 − 5
Jun 1, 2025at KCDET 1 − 0
May 31, 2025at KCKC 1 − 0
May 30, 2025at KCDET 7 − 5
Apr 20, 2025at DETKC 4 − 3

KC · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Apr 12vs CHW5 − 6L
Apr 11vs CHW2 − 0W
Apr 10vs CHW2 − 0W
Apr 9vs CHW0 − 2L
Apr 8at CLE2 − 10L
Apr 7at CLE1 − 2L
Apr 6at CLE4 − 2W
Apr 5vs MIL5 − 8L
Apr 4vs MIL8 − 2W
Apr 4vs MIL2 − 5L

DET · Last 10

5−5 · streak W3
Apr 12vs MIA8 − 2W
Apr 11vs MIA6 − 1W
Apr 10vs MIA2 − 0W
Apr 9at MIN1 − 3L
Apr 8at MIN6 − 8L
Apr 7at MIN2 − 4L
Apr 6at MIN3 − 7L
Apr 5vs STL3 − 5L
Apr 4vs STL11 − 6W
Apr 3vs STL4 − 0W