Royals and Tigers play, winner takes 3-game series
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Detroit Tigers (79-58, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (70-66, second in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (11-4, 2.28 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 212 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (0-0)
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.
Kansas City is 70-66 overall and 37-31 in home games. The Royals have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .308.
Detroit is 79-58 overall and 35-33 in road games. The Tigers are 57-23 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Sunday’s game is the 13th time these teams square off this season. The Tigers are ahead 8-4 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino has 22 doubles, a triple and 28 home runs for the Royals. Maikel Garcia is 9 for 38 with three home runs over the past 10 games.
Gleyber Torres has 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 62 RBIs while hitting .262 for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 11 for 34 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .266 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Tigers: 5-5, .243 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Royals: Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (abductor), Steven Cruz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Jac Caglianone: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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