This is a 10* TOP TUESDAY TOTAL on the UNDER Tigers/Royals.

Detroit has seen the total go OVER the number in five of its last six, including in yesterday's 10-3 victory here.

The Royals have now seen the total go OVER in three straight, after having seen it go UNDER in three straight.

Both teams have been playing to some higher-scoring affairs of late, but everything points to Tuesday's contest finally being a bit more of a "duel."

The visitors go with Casey Mize (3-4, 3.44 ERA), who enters off a no-decision to the Mariners, allowing three runs and striking out six over six innings. Over 70.2 innings of work he owns a respectable 1.06 WHIP and 59:22 K:BB.

The home side goes with Mike Minor, who is 5-2 with a 4.50 ERA. After allowing five runs to the Twins in a loss in his previous start, Minor bounced back by beating the A's on Thursday, alllowing one run and striking out eight over seven innings.

Minor has now struck out at least seven in six of his last seven starts. He's been better on the road than at home, but I expect that trend to start normalizing here in this favorable home matchup.

This number is high, the play is the UNDER.

Good luck, NP