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Vincent Joseph Pasquantino Player Props: May 31, Royals vs. Tigers
Vincent Joseph Pasquantino Player Props: May 31, Royals vs. Tigers Vincent Joseph Pasquantino's Kansas City Royals face the Detroit Tigers on May 31 at 4:10 p.m. ET, and will see starter Tarik Skubal on the hill. Pasquantino recorded one hit in his last game, finishing 1-for-3. Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Vincent Joseph Pasquantino player prop bets. Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with eight home runs, while totaling 30 RBI. Watch tonight's Royals game on Fubo! Vincent Joseph Pasquantino Prop Bets and Odds Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -161) 0.5 hits (Over odds: -161) Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +950) 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +950) RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +230) 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +230) Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +210) 0.5 runs (Over odds: +210) Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -167) How to Watch Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers Time: 4:10 p.m. ET 4:10 p.m. ET Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025 Saturday, May 31, 2025 TV Channel: FDSKC and FDSDET FDSKC and FDSDET Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now! - Regional restrictions may apply) Vincent Joseph Pasquantino vs. Tarik Skubal Vincent Joseph Pasquantino is 2 for 11 over his career against Tarik Skubal. When matching up against Tarik Skubal this season, Vincent Joseph Pasquantino is 1 for 2. Last season against Tarik Skubal, Vincent Joseph Pasquantino went 1 for 5 at the plate. Vincent Joseph Pasquantino prop bet insights In 63.2% of his games this season (36 of 57), Vincent Joseph Pasquantino has recorded a hit, and in 16 of those games (28.1%) he's recorded at least two base hits. He has hit a long ball in eight games this season (57 opportunities, 14.0%), going deep in 3.3% of his plate appearances. Vincent Joseph Pasquantino has touched home plate at least one time 19 times this year in 57 tries (33.3%), including scoring multiple runs in 5.3% of games (three times). In 38.6% of his 57 games this season, he has driven in a run (22 times). He's also notched six games with multiple RBI in 2025 (10.5%) and produced three or more of his team's runs in two contests. Vincent Joseph Pasquantino has struck out in 54.4% of his 57 games this year, with more than one punchout in 17.5% of those contests (10). MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 1:25 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Vincent Joseph Pasquantino stats against the Tigers Tigers starter: Tarik Skubal
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How to watch the Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers game today
The Cleveland Guardians wrap up a four-game series against the Detroit Tigers Sunday, May 25. As with the May 24 game, the third in the series against Detroit that was televised on FOX, today's getaway game will likewise have a different station than fans are used to. Advertisement Here's how fans can tune in to watch. How to watch the Guardians at Tigers game on TV The May 25 showdown between the Guardians and Tigers will be broadcast on The Roku Channel. First pitch is scheduled for 11:35 a.m. The channel comes free to fans with a Roku device or Roku TV. Fans without a Roku device or TV can still go to Roku's website and create an account for free. Fans with an MLB TV subscription should still be able to watch the game as usual, barring local blackout restrictions. Is the Guardians vs Tigers game on FanDuel Network today? No. The only place to watch the game is on Roku. Who are the projected starters for the Guardians at Tigers game? Guardians starting pitcher Logan Allen delivers a first-inning pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers, May 13, 2025, in Cleveland. Logan Allen will be on the mound for Cleveland. The southpaw last pitched on May 19 against the Minnesota Twins, throwing three innings and allowing two runs on four hits before play was suspended due to weather. Advertisement Guardians news: Logan Allen has 'everything working' by putting pressure on Brewers in Guardians shutout win Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal and catcher Jake Rogers celebrate after the last out of the third inning against the Guardians in Game 2 of the ALDS, Oct. 7, 2024, in Cleveland. The Tigers, meanwhile, will have ace lefty Tarik Skubal on the bump. Skubal last pitched May 20, throwing 5.2 innings and allowing three runs on five hits in a win against the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner. How to listen to Cleveland Guardians games on radio The flagship station for the Guardians is WTAM (1100-AM) and WRQK (106.9-FM). Northeast Ohio listeners can tune into the game there and on WAKR (1590-AM) or WHBC (1480-AM). Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus handle play-by-play duty for Guardians games on the radio. Hamilton hosts the post-game show while Rosenhaus has pre-game duties. This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: How to watch Guardians series finale vs Detroit Tigers
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How Tarik Skubal's latest gem was a statistical marvel | Baseball Bar-B-Cast Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss how the Detroit Tigers ace's masterful game on Sunday stood out as one of the all-time top throwing performances. Hear the full conversation on the 'Baseball Bar-B-Cast' podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. 2:08 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
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Tarik Skubal dominates Cleveland Guardians with two-hit 5-0 shutout
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal was perfect through five innings at Comerica Park on May 9 against the Texas Rangers, and then repeated that performance on Sunday, May 25, with another five perfect innings to kick off his start against the Cleveland Guardians. Pitchers as good as Skubal have a habit of making perfection routine. But this start reached a new frontier for the defending American League Cy Young Award winner. Advertisement Skubal treated the home crowd to another gem, pitching his first career complete-game shutout as the Tigers beat the Guardians 5-0 on Sunday at Comerica Park. Along with his first career shutout, Skubal also recorded a "Maddux," or a complete game shutout with fewer than 100 pitches thrown. Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) pitches first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park in Detroit on Sunday, May 25, 2025. JEFF SEIDEL: Does it matter that Detroit Tigers have a fun-loving clubhouse with a bunch of good dudes? The last Tigers pitcher to reach that mark was Keider Montero in 2024, who did so against the Rockies on Sept. 10. Before that, you have to go back to June 12, 2015, with David Price shutting out Cleveland on 93 pitches. In all, it was just the fifth Maddux by a Tigers pitcher at Comerica Park. Advertisement Skubal allowed his first baserunner via a double from Guardians third baseman Will Wilson to lead off the sixth inning. He tied his career high with 13 strikeouts. Celebrate 125 seasons of the Tigers with our new book! Skubal was both effective and efficient in the early innings, recording 36 pitches through his first four innings, averaging nine per frame. He had 72 through seven, keeping him on pace for the Maddux. Skubal recorded another feat during his most recent outing, becoming the first pitcher in Tigers history to record double-digit strikeouts in four consecutive home starts. The Tigers batters were fairly punchless early in the game, save for a fourth inning that gave their starter all the support he needed. Offense breaks out in the fourth The fourth began with an infield single from Justyn-Henry Malloy. Two batters later, Zach McKinstry tattooed a 77 mph slider that sailed into the right-field seats, giving Detroit a 2-0 lead. The homer was McKinstry's third of the season. Advertisement Doubles by both Javier Báez and Gleyber Torres later in the inning added a third run, while an RBI single from Andy Ibáñez added a fourth. The inning looked like it would end on a Riley Green dribbler back to the pitcher, but Guardians starter Logan Allen yanked the throw to first base, allowing Ibáñez to score and make it 5-0. The long inning gave Skubal plenty of time to rest (and think), but he looked just as sharp in the top of the fifth, setting down the side without much stress. Skubal throws 102 in the seventh Skubal kept it steady to start the game, sitting in the mid-to-high 90s with his sinking fastball. Advertisement He got faster as the game went on, however: Skubal launched a 101.7 mph fastball to strike out Guardians first baseman Kyle Manzardo to end the seventh inning. And that wasn't even his fastest pitch of the game. That was the final one, which got a swinging strikeout from shortstop Gabrial Arias. On that pitch, Skubal hit 102.6. Skubal's fastball velocity has averaged 97.7 mph this season, which puts him in the 94th percentile of all MLB pitchers according to Baseball Savant. But he has also shown a willingness to hit triple digits at any point in a game when needed. He probably didn't need to reach those heights to get the win on Sunday, but he did, anyway. Advertisement You can reach Christian at cromo@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal dominates Cleveland Guardians in two-hit shutout
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Tarik Skubal showing leadership of AL-best Detroit Tigers — on and off the field
The Detroit Tigers returned to Comerica Park on May 9 after a 10-game road trip that spanned three time zones: three games in Houston against the Astros (Central), four in Anaheim against the Angels (Pacific) and three in Denver against the Rockies (Mountain). The trip was bookended by a home series in the Eastern Time Zone. Advertisement This marked the first time in franchise history the Tigers played four consecutive series in four different time zones. The Tigers' plane didn't land until 2 a.m. May 9 — less than 17 hours before the opener of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers in Detroit — but left-hander Tarik Skubal flew home ahead of the team plane to prepare for his start. "We had a long road trip and guys got in late," said Skubal, whose fastball topped 99.5 mph twice in the first inning and maxed out at 100.1 mph in the seventh inning, after the 2-1 victory. "You could expect maybe a little bit of a low-energy game, but I didn't want that to happen." That's on-field leadership. Advertisement Buy our book: The Epic History of the Tigers Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) pitches in the third inning against the Texas Rangers at Comerica Park in Detroit on May 9, 2025. He didn't ease into his start. He came out like a flamethrower. "That was by design," Skubal said. "I think guys came out a little tired — not saying we did come out tired, but I just didn't want that to happen with the late plane ride. I wanted to energize the guys with a quick first inning and get us in the dugout ready to hit." Skubal — the 2024 American League Cy Young winner — took a perfect game into the sixth inning before Josh Smith hit a two-strike fastball for a leadoff single, but Skubal still dominated: seven innings of one-run ball with zero walks and 12 strikeouts. Advertisement He generated 32 whiffs, the most by any Tigers pitcher since the start of the pitch-tracking era in 2008. Six whiffs occurred in the first inning. "There was probably a little bit extra effort in the first inning," Skubal said. The Tigers extended their winning streak to five games, improved their AL-best record to 26-13 and remained atop MLB with a plus-84 run differential. Is there something special brewing? "I don't know," Skubal said. "What month is it? Early May. There's a lot of baseball to be played. I don't want to get ahead of that. ... What makes it special is we show up and try to win every game. ... We need to focus on tomorrow." Advertisement That's off-field leadership. He sounds like manager A.J. Hinch. "The only way I know how to prepare is to get our guys focused," Hinch said, reflecting on the Tigers' AL-best record. "When you're getting those answers from them, it's my fault. All they're going to talk about is the next series because that's all they hear from me, but I'm very proud of our players and our organization." [ MUST LISTEN: Make "Days of Roar" your go-to Detroit Tigers podcast, available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Skubal is the best player on one of the best teams in baseball. Advertisement It would've been easy to play into the hype. After all, the Tigers have a 99.9% chance to make the postseason, according to Baseball Reference. They also have a 90.7% chance to win the AL Central — something that hasn't been done since 2014 — and an MLB-best 19.5% chance to win the World Series, which hasn't happened in Detroit since 1984. But Skubal isn't thinking about October. He's focused on May 10. "Our focus needs to be on getting better each and every day," Skubal said. "I think we do that, and it shows. That's something that A.J. has instilled in everybody. Whatever happened in the last four games doesn't matter when we come to the yard tomorrow. I think our team truly believes that." Advertisement Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@ or follow him @EvanPetzold. Order your copy of 'Roar of 125: The Epic History of the Detroit Tigers!' by the Free Press at Listen to our weekly Tigers show "Days of Roar" every Monday afternoon on demand at Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal leads the way on and off the field
