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DETROIT

TIGERSDET

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FINAL
Sat, May 9 • 7:10 PM ET
Kauffman Stadium
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KANSAS CITY

ROYALSKC

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Probable Pitchers
Ty Madden
STARTING PITCHER

Ty Madden

#36 | Relief Pitcher
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Steven Cruz
STARTING PITCHER

Steven Cruz

#64 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Ty Madden None-None 2.45 -- 6.0 5
Steven Cruz None-None 12.00 -- 1.0 2
None-None W-L None-None
2.45 Ldr ERA 12.00
-- WHIP --
6.0 Ldr IP (Innings Pitched) 1.0
5 Ldr K (Strikeouts) 2
AI Model Win Probability
TIGERS
0%
📊
ROYALS
100%
TIGERS --
ROYALS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
10.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-2.0
DETROIT
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +2.0 points (Detroit)
TigersDET (-3.5) 0 RoyalsKC (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Tigers Cover

69.1%

Royals Cover

30.9%

-12-8-40+4+8+12
Distribution centered around DET -2.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (DET)

DET By 1-2 runs

19.6%

DET By 3-4 runs

18.4%

KC By 1-2 runs

13.6%

KC By 3-4 runs

7.8%

AI Model Projected Score
6
DETROIT
4
KANSAS CITY
Simulated Score
4
DETROIT
5
KANSAS CITY
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Tigers Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Royals Win
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Tigers (-1.5) Loss
Proj Runs: -2.0
D
Sim Royals (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: -1.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o9.0 Loss
Proj Total: 10.0
D
Sim u9.0 Win
Proj Total: 9.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Aug 23, 2026 DET @ KC 7 - 11
Aug 22, 2026 DET @ KC 1 - 3
Aug 21, 2026 DET @ KC 2 - 5
Jul 26, 2026 KC @ DET 5 - 4
Jul 25, 2026 KC @ DET 3 - 2
Season Statistics Comparison
Detroit DET
vs
Kansas City KC
162
Games Played
162
4.46 ▲
Runs / Game
4.26
.241
Avg (AVG)
▲ .247
.320 ▲
On-Base (OBP)
.316
.400
Slugging (SLG)
▲ .402
.720 ▲
OPS
.718
181 ▲
Home Runs
170
Key Model Drivers
Errors (L5) +68.0% more
Detroit: 0.9 vs Kansas City: 0.2
Strikeouts (L5) +21.1% more
Detroit: 9.6 vs Kansas City: 7.6
Home Runs (Season) +6.1% more
Detroit: 181.0 vs Kansas City: 170.0
Runs per Game (Season) +4.5% more
Detroit: 4.5 vs Kansas City: 4.3
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
DET Score 6.0 1
KC Score 4.0 5
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.2 / 0.9 1.0 / 1.0
Hits 8.3 / 6.6 6.0 / 4.0
Home Runs 0.9 / 0.3 2.0 / 0.0
Strikeouts 7.6 / 9.6 9.0 / 5.0
Total Bases 13.5 / 10.1 14.0 / 6.0
Walks 5.1 / 3.6 2.0 / 2.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
36%TICKETS64%
38%MONEY62%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
63%TICKETS37%
22%MONEY78%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
29%TICKETS71%
38%MONEY62%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
DET Advantage
76-86-0 (46.9%)
Margin: 0.4 ATS +/-:
KC
69-93-0 (42.6%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
DET Advantage
(51.8%)
Margin: 0.4 ATS +/-:
KC
(47.5%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
DET
70-84-8
O: 45.5% / U: 54.6% Total +/-: +0.3
KC
73-85-4
O: 46.2% / U: 53.8% Total +/-: +0.6
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
KC
DET
KC
DET
ML
55% 89-72
54% 86-73
56% 90-70
54% 87-73
ATS
57% 91-70
64% 101-58
58% 93-67
57% 91-69
TTL
58% 90-64-7
46% 69-81-9
54% 83-70-7
46% 69-81-10
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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