The Royals haven’t had a lot of success against teams this season. Typically, teams that are 21-46 don’t succeed against other teams. Through nearly half the season, the Royals have a winning record against just one team — the Cleveland Indians.
They have, however, outscored three teams in their head-to-head matchups — the Indians, Rangers, and tonight’s opponent, the Tigers. They are just 2-6 against the Tigers despite outscoring them in their eight matchups.
The Tigers are coming into this matchup at just 25-39. For those doing the math at home, that means that 25% of Detroit’s wins have come against Kansas City.