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DETROIT TIGERS	KANSAS CITY ROYALS

39-30

October 3, 8:10 PM | Grass of Kauffman Stadium

34-35

RECENT FORM
TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP
DET	39-30	-$660	7-8	32-22
KC	34-35	-$118	6-12	28-23

TEAM	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
DET	38-26	1-4	36-32-1	1.25
KC	16-15	18-20	25-41-3	0.28

SMART CHART
DET		TEAM		KC
4.97		RUNS		3.94
3.72		RUNS AGNST		3.67
1.25		DIFF		0.28
-$660		MONEY		-$118
3.50		TEAM ERA		3.37
10.00		OFF HITS		8.75
3.58		OFF WALKS		2.54
6.68		OFF Ks		6.43
8.01		DEF HITS		8.36
2.67		DEF WALKS		2.91
9.64		DEF Ks		7.09

UPDATED ODDS

Date	Teams	Opening	OddsShark.com	BETONLINE.ag	SportsBetting.ag	5Dimes.eu
10/03/2012	Detroit	8½o-115	8½o-115	8½o-110	8½o-110	8½o-105
8:10 PM	Kansas City	-110	-110	-110	-110	-106o-105

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

MAX SCHERZER (R) ERA: 3.08 W/L: 10-0
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
06/17/2013	BAL	W	5-1	U	6	100
06/11/2013	KC	W	3-2	U	7	100
06/06/2013	TB	W	5-2	U	7	100

LUIS MENDOZA (R) ERA: 4.23 W/L: 2-3
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
06/14/2013	TB	W	7-2	O	6	151
06/09/2013	HOU	W	2-0	U	7	100
06/04/2013	MIN	L	0-3	U	4⅓	-133

BULLPENS
Detroit Tigers's relievers have pitched 10⅓ innings in the last 3 games.	Kansas City Royals's relievers have pitched 9⅔ innings in the last 3 games.

INJURIES
DETROIT TIGERS
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Alex Avila	C	15-Day Disabled List
Octavio Dotel	P	60-Day Disabled List
Anibal Sanchez	P	15-Day Disabled List

KANSAS CITY ROYALS
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Danny Duffy	P	60-Day Disabled List
Jarrod Dyson	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Felipe Paulino	P	60-Day Disabled List

BETTING TRENDS
DETROIT TIGERS
No trends to report
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
No trends to report

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL
DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WIN	HOME LINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
10/02/2012	Tue	DET	2	KC	4	KC	114	8½	U	D Fister	J Guthrie
10/01/2012	Mon	DET	6	KC	3	DET	112	9	P	R Porcello	B Chen
09/27/2012	Thu	KC	4	DET	5	DET	-210	8½	O	L Mendoza	D Fister
09/26/2012	Wed	KC	4	DET	5	DET	-157	8½	O	J Guthrie	R Porcello
09/25/2012	Tue	KC	0	DET	2	DET	-175	8½	U	B Chen	A Sanchez
09/24/2012	Mon	KC	2	DET	6	DET	-260	7½	O	L Hochevar	J Verlander
08/30/2012	Thu	DET	1	KC	2	KC	111	9½	U	R Porcello	J Guthrie
08/29/2012	Wed	DET	0	KC	1	KC	117	9	U	A Sanchez	B Chen
08/28/2012	Tue	DET	8	KC	9	KC	168	7½	O	J Verlander	L Mendoza
07/08/2012	Sun	KC	1	DET	7	DET	-178	9	U	E Teaford	M Scherzer

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT
MAX SCHERZER VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
06/11/2013	3-2	DET	7	3	2	2	2	6	W
04/24/2013	7-5	DET	5	7	5	5	3	6	W
10/03/2012	1-0	DET	4	3	0	0	2	3	ND
07/08/2012	7-1	DET	7	5	1	1	1	7	W
04/18/2012	4-3	DET	6	7	3	3	1	3	W

LUIS MENDOZA VS. DETROIT TIGERS
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
10/03/2012	1-0	DET	7	6	1	1	3	6	L
09/27/2012	5-4	DET	7	7	4	2	1	6	ND
08/28/2012	9-8	KC	5	7	6	6	1	4	ND
09/20/2011	10-2	KC	7	6	2	1	3	3	W
04/23/2008	19-6	DET	1⅔	5	5	2	1	1	ND

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES
DETROIT TIGERS
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
10/02/2012	Tue	2	at KC	4	L	114	8½	D Fister	4⅓	J Guthrie
10/01/2012	Mon	6	at KC	3	W	112	9	R Porcello	5	B Chen
09/30/2012	Sun	2	at MIN	1	W	152	9	A Sanchez	6⅓	L Hendriks
09/29/2012	Sat	6	at MIN	4	W	205	8	J Verlander	7	P Walters
09/28/2012	Fri	2	at MIN	4	L	125	8½	D Smyly	5⅓	S Diamond

KANSAS CITY ROYALS
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
10/02/2012	Tue	4	DET	2	W	114	8½	J Guthrie	6	D Fister
10/01/2012	Mon	3	DET	6	L	112	9	B Chen	5⅔	R Porcello
09/30/2012	Sun	3	at CLE	15	L	-136	8½	L Hochevar	4⅔	Z McAllister
09/29/2012	Sat	7	at CLE	6	W	-127	8½	J Odorizzi	2	J Gomez
09/28/2012	Fri	5	at CLE	8	L	-116	8½	W Smith	3	David Huff

SUPERGRID
		RANK		RANK
Detroit's Overall Scoring vs Kansas City's Overall Defense	5.0	2	3.7	1
Detroit's Away Scoring vs Kansas City's Home Defense	4.4	6	3.8	4
Detroit's Road ERA vs Kansas City's Home ERA Allowed	3.6	4	3.6	12
Kansas City's Overall Scoring vs Detroit's Overall Defense	3.9	11	3.7	2
Kansas City's Home Scoring vs Detroit's Road Defense	3.6	15	3.9	4
Kansas City's Home ERA vs Detroit's Road ERA Allowed	3.3	3	4.0	7

TEAM WEATHER AND NEWS

DETROIT

Detroit Free Press

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Star

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3
TIGERS
Tigers are the second highest scoring team in the league at 5.0 runs per game.
Tigers lead the league in hits with 10.0 per game.
Tigers have the third-most base on balls in the league at 3.6 per game.
Tigers are second best in K's per game with 6.7.
Tigers have the second stingiest defence in the league at 3.7 runs per game.
Tigers have the best hits allowed in the league, allowing 8.0 per game.
Tigers lead the league in K's with 9.6 per game.
ROYALS
Royals are second worst in the league in free passes at 2.5 per game.
Royals strike out less than any team in the league with 6.4 per game.
Royals are the toughest team to score on in the league, allowing just 3.7 runs per game.

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE
DETROIT TIGERS	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	39-30	23-11	16-19	38-26	1-4	36-32-1	7-8	32-22
vs Div	16-10	10-5	6-5	16-10	0-0	10-16	2-1	14-9
Last 10	6-4	3-1	3-3	6-4	0-0	2-8	1-1	5-3
vs AL	35-25	19-10	16-15	34-21	1-4	30-29-1	4-7	31-18
vs NL	4-5	4-1	0-4	4-5	0-0	6-3	3-1	1-4

KANSAS CITY ROYALS	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	34-35	17-16	17-19	16-15	18-20	25-41-3	6-12	28-23
vs Div	14-9	11-5	3-4	10-5	4-4	7-15-1	2-2	12-7
Last 10	7-3	3-1	4-2	2-1	5-2	3-6-1	1-0	6-3
vs AL	30-30	17-14	13-16	16-14	14-16	21-37-2	4-10	26-20
vs NL	4-5	0-2	4-3	0-1	4-4	4-4-1	2-2	2-3

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