mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Tops Detroit 12-2 - Recap
Kansas City scored early and often on Saturday, sprinting to a lead and into double figures with a 12-2 win over Detroit.
Kansas City was an underdog by +100 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Jonathan Heasley earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 2, and allowing 8 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Kyle Isbel in the win.
Detroit's starting pitcher Michael Pineda worked 4 innings, giving up 6 hits and 5 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Tucker Barnhart in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 15 hits, while Detroit only had 8.