Betting Odds and Head-to-Head Stats: Royals vs. Tarik Skubal and the Tigers, Sunday, April 28
The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals are slated to square off on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET, with Tarik Skubal getting the nod for the Tigers. How will the Royals batters fare in this matchup? We break down the batter vs. pitcher data you need to know in the piece below.
Tigers vs. Royals Game Info
- Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024
- Time: 1:40 PM ET
- TV: BSDET
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Venue: Comerica Park
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Salvador Pérez vs. Tarik Skubal
- Last Matchup: September 28, 2023
- At Bats: 13
- Hits: 6
- Outs: 7
- Strikeouts: 4
- Walks: 0
Bobby Witt Jr. vs. Tarik Skubal
- Last Matchup: September 28, 2023
- At Bats: 13
- Hits: 1
- Outs: 12
- Strikeouts: 2
- Walks: 0
Royals Hitters vs. Tarik Skubal
| Name | At Bats | Hits | Strikeouts | Walks | AVG | OBP | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0 |
| Salvador Pérez | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.462 | 0.462 | 2 |
| MJ Melendez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Dairon Blanco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0 |
| Nelson Velazquez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Hampson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Adam Frazier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Hunter Renfroe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy Fermin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
All pitcher vs. batter data begins in 2021.
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Tarik Skubal Insights
- Skubal (3-0 with a 1.82 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 29 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Tigers, his sixth of the season.
- The left-hander last appeared on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went six scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
- The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 1.82, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in five games this season. Opposing hitters have a .162 batting average against him.
- Skubal is aiming to notch his third straight quality start in this game.
- Skubal will try to go five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He's averaging 5.8 frames per outing.
- He has had three appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will face off against a Royals squad that is batting .237 as a unit (20th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .391 (15th in MLB) with 29 total home runs (10th in MLB).
- This season, the 27-year-old ranks 11th in ERA (1.82), second in WHIP (.742), and 13th in K/9 (10.6) among qualifying pitchers.
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