{"id":677,"date":"2024-08-03T09:42:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T13:42:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-03T09:42:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T13:42:20","slug":"clash-of-al-central-kansas-city-royals-vs-detroit-tigers-game-preview-for-august-3-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/03\/clash-of-al-central-kansas-city-royals-vs-detroit-tigers-game-preview-for-august-3-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash of AL Central: Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers &#8211; Game Preview for August 3, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 3, 2024, the Detroit Tigers will host the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:10 pm under expected overcast skies. The Royals&#8217; pitcher Michael Lorenzen, with an ERA of 3.807, will take the mound, while the Tigers&#8217; starting pitcher has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL Central Division standings, the Kansas City Royals are currently 4th with a 62-49 record and a .56 winning percentage. They have had significant success within the division, boasting a 24-10 record, and show strong recent form with six wins in their last ten games, including a current five-game winning streak. At home and on the road, the Royals have records of 36-22 and 26-27, respectively. They have performed better in night games, winning 36 out of 62, and have scored a total of 528 runs while conceding 433.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the Detroit Tigers rank 11th in the division with a record of 52-59, a .47 winning percentage, and are positioned 4th in divisional matchups with a 19-21 record. Their recent performance has lagged, with only two wins in their last ten games, currently on a five-game losing streak. The Tigers have a nearly balanced home and away record, with 25-30 at home and 27-29 on the road, and have scored 462 runs while allowing 486.<\/p>\n<p>The odds for the upcoming game are compelling, with a point spread of 1.5, an over\/under of 8.5, an away team moneyline of -143, and a home team moneyline of 119. This suggests a tight match, with the Royals slightly favored to win, according to current betting forecasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 3, 2024, the Detroit Tigers will host the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:10 pm under expected overc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betsouthdakotasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}