Tigers host the Royals on home losing streak
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Kansas City Royals (62-49, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (52-59, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (0-0); Tigers: TBD
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Royals -139, Tigers +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers aim to end their five-game home slide with a victory against the Kansas City Royals.
Detroit has gone 25-30 in home games and 52-59 overall. The Tigers have a 24-14 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Kansas City is 62-49 overall and 26-27 on the road. The Royals have the sixth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.76.
The teams match up Saturday for the ninth time this season. The Royals are up 6-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Bobby Witt Jr. has 31 doubles, 10 triples, 20 home runs and 78 RBI for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 15-for-42 with two doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 2-8, .167 batting average, 5.11 ERA, outscored by 27 runs
Royals: 6-4, .290 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Riley Greene: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kerry Carpenter: 60-Day IL (spine), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)
Royals: John Schreiber: 15-Day IL (knee), Dan Altavilla: 60-Day IL (oblique), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.