Tigers bring 4-game road win streak into game against the Royals
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Detroit Tigers (79-73, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (82-70, second in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (16-4, 2.50 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 214 strikeouts); Royals: Alec Marsh (8-8, 4.52 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Tigers -148, Royals +125; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will try to keep a four-game road win streak alive when they take on the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City has a 45-32 record at home and an 82-70 record overall. The Royals have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .415.
Detroit has a 40-37 record in road games and a 79-73 record overall. The Tigers have the third-best team ERA in the majors at 3.64.
The teams meet Wednesday for the 13th time this season. The Royals are ahead 7-5 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 32 home runs, 52 walks and 108 RBI while hitting .331 for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 12-for-37 with two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.
Riley Greene has 25 doubles, six triples and 23 home runs for the Tigers. Colt Keith is 12-for-36 with a double, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .233 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Tigers: 8-2, .262 batting average, 2.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs
INJURIES: Royals: James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chris Stratton: 15-Day IL (forearm), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (thumb), Michael Lorenzen: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Will Smith: 15-Day IL (back), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (back), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Tigers: Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (hip), Brendan White: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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