“Lugo’s Pitching Magic: Will Royals Vanquish the Tigers Tonight?”

I really like divisional matchups in baseball. We get more data on these series than any other matchups. It can be hard to predict the first few games, but if you get them correct, you’re positioning yourself well to start the year. I don’t know that there are a ton of games that I really like on today’s card, but I did circle a division matchup that I have a lot of hope for. Let’s get down to business here as we take on the game between the Royals and the Tigers. 

The Royals are struggling to start the season. Sure, they have Bobby Witt Jr. playing good baseball, and even a few other guys hitting fairly well, but overall, the offense is struggling and they enter this game with a losing record. Specifically, on the road, they have been brutal. At the time of this writing, the Royals have allowed four runs or more in each of their past four games and scored a total of seven runs in those same four games. As you might expect, those were all road games for Kansas City. If you want to find a bright spot for the team, it is their pitching. So far, 3.49 with a 1.28 WHIP. Today they send out Seth Lugo to the hill in hopes he can limit any Tigers damage so the offense can get going. Lugo was my go-to guy last season, and he seems like he is pitching pretty well to start this one. Lugo is 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP for the year. He has to try and rebound from his last start where he allowed four solo shots to the Yankees. He has been rather good against the Tigers, though, holding them to a .213 average in 75 at-bats. He also was outstanding last year at Comerica Park.

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