MLB Betting: Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Odds & Pick: April 8th 2010

Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals
Free MLB Pick: Detroit Tigers +105 MLB odds
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At 2:10pm our complimentary selection is on the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals. The Tigers aren’t through with Dontrelle Willis. At least not yet. The 28-year-old lefthander showed enough promise in the spring that he made the Detroit rotation as the 5th starter and in fact made the Tigers comfortable enough with his left arm that they shipped their only other potential lefthanded veteran starter, Nate Robertson, off to Florida in late March. Although Willis didn’t blow guys away, he went a very respectable 2-0 with a 3.22 ERA in four starts for his team and this first assignment against the Royals will actually be Willis’ first ever regular season start against them. Willis’ opponent on the hill will be righthanded veteran Brian Bannister and while Willis had a productive spring, Bannister definitely did not, putting up a 7.41 ERA in five spring starts. The Tigers improved themselves in the bullpen with the off-season acquisition of closer Jose Valverde, while their new lead-off man and center fielder Austin Jackson looks like he’s going to make the team forget about the loss of Curtis Granderson pretty quickly. Take the Tigers. As always, good luck…Al McMordie.