How to Watch Royals vs. Tigers: TV Channel & Live Stream - April 18

Updated Apr. 18, 2025 3:26 p.m. ET

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The Detroit Tigers and Spencer Torkelson hit the field in the second game of a four-game series against Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals on Friday at Comerica Park.

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Royals vs. Tigers Game Information & How to Watch

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
4/17/2025	Tigers	-1.5	7.5	-152	+126	6-1 DET
9/18/2024	Tigers	-1.5	8	-136	+116	4-2 DET
9/17/2024	Royals	-1.5	8	-161	+136	3-1 DET
9/16/2024	Royals	-1.5	8	-137	+117	7-6 DET
8/4/2024	Royals	-1.5	8.5	-133	+113	3-2 KC
8/3/2024	Royals	-1.5	9	-116	-103	6-5 DET
8/2/2024	Tigers	-1.5	7	-119	+100	9-2 KC
8/1/2024	Royals	-1.5	8.5	-161	+136	7-1 KC
5/22/2024	Tigers	-1.5	7	-116	-104	8-3 KC
5/21/2024	Royals	-1.5	9	-112	-105	10-3 KC

Bobby Witt Jr.'s .307 average and two homers both put him atop the Royals leaderboard this season.
Of all hitters in MLB, Witt is 100th in homers and 99th in RBI.
Witt brings a hitting streak of 10 games into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .382 with five doubles, a home run, six walks and three RBI.
Garcia has shown off his power as he paces his team with two home runs.
Garcia is 100th in homers and 55th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
Vinnie Pasquantino has racked up a team-best two home runs and 11 runs batted in.
Jonathan India is batting .185 with three doubles and 10 walks.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
April 13	@ Guardians	W 4-2	Cole Ragans vs Ben Lively
April 14	@ Yankees	L 4-1	Seth Lugo vs Carlos Luis Carrasco
April 15	@ Yankees	L 4-2	Michael Wacha vs Max Fried
April 16	@ Yankees	L 4-3	Kristofer Sime Bubic vs Clarke Schmidt
April 17	@ Tigers	L 6-1	Michael Lorenzen vs Reese Olson
April 18	@ Tigers	-	Cole Ragans vs Jackson Jobe
April 19	@ Tigers	-	Seth Lugo vs Casey Mize
April 20	@ Tigers	-	Michael Wacha vs Tarik Skubal
April 22	Rockies	-	Kristofer Sime Bubic vs Ryan Feltner
April 23	Rockies	-	Michael Lorenzen vs German Marquez
April 24	Rockies	-	Cole Ragans vs Chase Dollander

Torkelson leads the Tigers in home runs (six) and runs batted in (16).
In all of the majors, Torkelson is fourth in homers and 11th in RBI.
Kerry Carpenter has a club-leading .295 batting average.
Carpenter ranks 15th in home runs and 55th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
Zach McKinstry has two triples, a home run and 12 walks while hitting .255.
Trey Sweeney is batting .200 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and five walks.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
April 13	@ Twins	L 5-1	Casey Mize vs Simeon Woods Richardson
April 14	@ Brewers	W 9-1	Tarik Skubal vs Tyler John Alexander
April 15	@ Brewers	L 5-0	Jack Flaherty vs Quinn Priester
April 16	@ Brewers	L 5-1	Keider Montero vs Jose Quintana
April 17	Royals	W 6-1	Reese Olson vs Michael Lorenzen
April 18	Royals	-	Jackson Jobe vs Cole Ragans
April 19	Royals	-	Casey Mize vs Seth Lugo
April 20	Royals	-	Tarik Skubal vs Michael Wacha
April 21	Padres	-	Jack Flaherty vs Randy Vasquez
April 22	Padres	-	Reese Olson vs Nick Pivetta
April 23	Padres	-	Jackson Jobe vs Kyle Hart