Quick Picks with Coach Rick Bowe, MLB Picks, MLB Free Picks, MLB Predictions 4/18/25
- rbowe7447
- Apr 18
- 2 min read
KANSAS CITY @ DETROIT (KC -140, 7.5)
COLE RAGANS UNDER 1.5 EARNED RUNS
Ragans gets the start tonight for the Royals, which is why Kansas City is a road favorite here. Ragans has been outstanding in his four starts so far this season. He is 1-0 with a 2.28 ERA. Ragans is missing a ton of bats. In each of his last three starts, he struck out at least 10 batters. He now leads the majors in strikeouts with 34.
Since the Royals and Tigers are both in the Central Division, Ragans has seen this Tigers lineup before. He has pretty good numbers against Detroit - low OPS and high strikeout rate. In five career appearances against Detroit, Ragans is 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA.
The Royals left-hander has allowed just 1 earned run in each of his last three starts. Ragans has allowed 2 earned runs or less in 8 of his last 10 starts. One of those was a start against Detroit near the end of last season. Ragans gave up 1 ER and Kansas City won the game 3-1.
agans has pitched 23.2 innings so far in 2025. He has a 12.93 K/9 rate and his WHIP sits at 0.93. Ragans doesn't allow many baserunners which is why he isn't allowing many runs. He has only surrendered four walks this season. He didn't walk a single batter in either of his last two starts.
Ragans xERA is 1.76. That tells you that this guy is the real deal. He's pitching lights out, but can pitch even better. Here is Detroit, the game-time temperature should be in the 70s. If the rain holds off, Ragans should heat up and hold the Tigers under 2 earned runs.
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