Detroit at Kansas City

This is the ninth straight road game for the Tigers and they are off an 8-run win which puts less urgency on this game as the players look ahead to getting home to their families and friends. Kansas City has alternated wins and losses in its last five games and it's time for a win. Detroit is scoring 8 runs per game at home but under 5 on the road, where they are just 5-7. Does this team really deserve to be favored this much here? Kansas City has held teams to just 3.6 runs per game this season. They bullpen has posted a 2.66 ERA at home. Detroit is just 41-58 the past coule of seasons when facing a team that allows under 4.8 runs per game. It's tough to keep up a high level of play on the road in the early season. In fact favorites of -125 to -175 after 5+ straight road games hvae a losing record (49-68) in April games over the past five seasons. So teams that are supposed to win at a 60% clip actually lose at a 60% clip when in this situation. How has Detroit done specifically in this situation? The Tigers are 12-24 since last season after 5+ road games. Throw in the fact that the Tigers are just 29-47 dating back to last season in division games, and we have a lot of reasons to like the Royals here. Going with the Royals here.