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Detroit Tigers (61-67, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (56-74, fifth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Drew Anderson (4-4, 4.01 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (6-8, 3.58 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 120 strikeouts)
LINE: Royals -109, Tigers -105; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will try to keep their five-game home win streak alive when they play the Detroit Tigers.
Kansas City has a 56-74 record overall and a 34-30 record at home. The Royals have gone 45-27 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Detroit has a 61-67 record overall and a 29-36 record in road games. The Tigers rank sixth in the AL with 152 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.
The teams meet Saturday for the 12th time this season. The Tigers are ahead 6-5 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jac Caglianone leads the Royals with 22 home runs while slugging .491. Bobby Witt Jr. is 14 for 40 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 52 extra base hits (24 doubles, two triples and 26 home runs). Eduardo Valencia is 7 for 27 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 7-3, .258 batting average, 3.47 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
Tigers: 3-7, .225 batting average, 4.44 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Royals: Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (elbow), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luinder Avila: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Tigers: Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), Riley Greene: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (adductor), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), James Outman: 7-Day IL (concussion), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
