Royals and Tigers meet in series rubber match
By The Associated Press
Detroit Tigers (38-21, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (31-28, fourth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero (2-1, 4.54 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (5-2, 1.45 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 70 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -148, Tigers +124; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Kansas City has gone 19-12 in home games and 31-28 overall. The Royals have a 22-6 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Detroit has a 17-13 record in road games and a 38-21 record overall. The Tigers have a 22-6 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams play Sunday for the seventh time this season. The Tigers are up 4-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with eight home runs while slugging .396. Salvador Perez is 8 for 39 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Riley Greene has 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 40 RBIs for the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson is 7 for 34 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .268 batting average, 3.87 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Tigers: 6-4, .203 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Royals: Lucas Erceg: 15-Day IL (back), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (groin), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Tigers: Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 15-Day IL (flexor), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (arm), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
