Royals vs. Tigers Probable Starting Pitchers Today – August 4

By Lineups Staff | Aug 04, 2024, 9:07am | Updated: 3 weeks ago

The Detroit Tigers (53-59) host the Kansas City Royals (62-50) at 1:40 PM ET on Sunday.

The Royals will give the nod to Michael Wacha (8-6, 3.58 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 9 on the season, and the Tigers will counter with Alex Faedo (5-3, 3.81 ERA).

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Royals vs. Tigers Pitcher Matchup Info

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024
Time: 1:40 PM ET
TV: BSDET
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Venue: Comerica Park
Live Stream: Fubo
Probable Pitchers: Wacha – KC (8-6, 3.58 ERA) vs Faedo – DET (5-3, 3.81 ERA)

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Royals Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Michael Wacha

The Royals will hand the ball to Wacha (8-6) for his 20th start of the season.
The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed five hits in seven innings pitched against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old has an ERA of 3.58, a 2.94 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.204 in 19 games this season.
In 19 starts this season, he’s earned nine quality starts.
Wacha has started 19 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 16 times. He averages 5.7 innings per appearance.
In 19 appearances this season, he has finished two without allowing an earned run.

Michael Wacha vs. Tigers

The Tigers have scored 468 runs this season, which ranks 20th in MLB. They are batting .229 for the campaign with 114 home runs, 20th in the league.
This season, the right-hander has pitched against the Tigers in two games, and they have gone 15-for-49 with four doubles, three home runs and six RBI over 12 2/3 innings.

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Tigers Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Alex Faedo

Faedo (5-3) starts for the Tigers, his third this season.
In his last time out — in relief on Tuesday — the right-hander tossed 1 2/3 innings against the Cleveland Guardians, giving up two earned runs while surrendering two hits.
In his 33 games this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .241 against him. He has a 3.81 ERA and averages 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
In 19 of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.

Alex Faedo vs. Royals

He will face a Royals offense that ranks eighth in the league with 533 total runs scored while batting .253 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .413 slugging percentage (10th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 120 home runs (17th in the league).
Head-to-head against the Royals this season, Faedo has pitched two innings without giving up a hit or an earned run.

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