Sean Murphy
Saturday MLB Free play. My selection is on Detroit +1.5 runs over Kansas City at 4:10 pm et on Saturday.
The Royals opened the season with consecutive wins but it's been all downhill from there as they've dropped five games in a row since. I look for the Tigers to add to their misery in the second game of this series on Saturday. The starting pitching matchup is virtually a wash in this one by my estimation.
You wouldn't know that by the two starters respective season debuts, however, as Matt Manning allowed just one earned run in six innings of one-hit ball against the Red Sox while Kris Bubic didn't make it out of the first inning, giving up five earned runs against the Guardians. The key here might just be the bullpens. The Tigers 'pen has posted a 2.97 ERA and 1.11 WHIP while the Royals relief corps has recorded a collective 6.21 ERA and 1.59 WHIP. I'll grab the insurance run with the visiting Tigers here. Take Detroit +1.5 runs.