Fermin leads Royals against the Tigers after 4-hit game
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$1 per week for 24 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 01/08/2024 (449 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Kansas City Royals (60-49, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (52-57, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (12-5, 2.66 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 124 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (1-4, 6.38 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Royals -163, Tigers +138; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take on the Detroit Tigers after Freddy Fermin had four hits on Wednesday in a 10-3 win over the White Sox.
Detroit has a 52-57 record overall and a 25-28 record in home games. The Tigers are 40-4 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Kansas City is 60-49 overall and 24-27 in road games. The Royals rank ninth in the AL with 114 total home runs, averaging 1.0 per game.
The teams square off Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Royals are ahead 4-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wenceel Perez has 13 doubles, five triples and eight home runs for the Tigers. Javier Baez is 5-for-35 with three home runs over the last 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. has 30 doubles, 10 triples and 19 home runs for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 17-for-41 with two doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 3-7, .199 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by nine runs
Royals: 6-4, .297 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 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)
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.