Detroit at Kansas City

Detroit has lost 12 of their last 17 games vs. division rivals. Ouch. Tonight two average pitchers who have been terrible of late meet. Andrew Miller has a 9.45 ERA in his last three starts while Zack Greinke has a 9.00 ERA in his last three. We like the vet's mindset here more than the fragile rookie's. And, KC has a much better bullpen (3.80 ERA with 76% saves at home this year). Miller's last outing resulted in 6 runs allowed in 4.3 innings. Detroit has lost 14 of their last 19 road games while KC has won 21 of their last 36 at home and the Royals remain a bit under-the-radar. Detroit is 71-61 overall but sub-.500 vs. right handed pitchers. They also seem to drop to the level of their competition. Detroit is just 4-9 since the All Star break vs. teams under 47% and 8-15 vs. AL teams that score 4.7 or less per game.