MLB Game Preview: Kansas City Royals (66-64) vs. Detroit Tigers (78-53)

Game Info

• Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Probable Pitching Matchup

• Kansas City Royals: Seth Lugo (8–6, 3.73 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 115 strikeouts)
• Detroit Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7–12, 4.51 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)

Team Records & Recent Trends

Team	Overall	Home/Road	Last 5 Games	Last 10 Games
Tigers	78–53	44–24 H	W W W W L	9–1, .248 BA, 2.35 ERA, +25 runs
Royals	66–64	30–34 R	L W L L W	6–4, .275 BA, 3.38 ERA, +8 runs

Detroit owns an 11.5-game lead in the AL Central and has won nine of its last ten contests. Kansas City sits three games back of the third and final American League wild-card spot, making Lugo’s start pivotal for the Royals’ postseason hopes.

Season Series

Sunday’s matchup is the 10th meeting of the season, with Detroit leading the head-to-head slate 7–2.

Key Player Matchups

• Gleyber Torres (DET): 19 doubles, 13 homers, 60 RBI; 5-for-32 with three homers and seven RBI in his last 10 games
• Riley Greene (DET): .250 AVG, 30 HR, 94 RBI on the season; one of MLB’s most consistent power threats
• Vinnie Pasquantino (KC): .321 AVG with five homers over his last seven games; 27 HR total and an appealing +400 home-run prop on Sunday
• Bobby Witt Jr. (KC): .298 AVG, 27 steals, 98 runs scored; carrying a 12-game hitting streak into Comerica Park

Injury Report

• Detroit Tigers IL: Matt Vierling (oblique), Paul Sewald (shoulder), Reese Olson (shoulder), Parker Meadows (quadricep), among others
• Kansas City Royals IL: Bailey Falter (biceps), Hunter Harvey (abductor), Steven Cruz (shoulder), Kris Bubic (rotator cuff), Jac Caglianone (hamstring), and more

How to Watch

• TV: FSDT (Detroit local), FSKC (Kansas City local)
• Live Stream: Fubo (regional restrictions apply)

Sunday’s finale at Comerica Park offers a clash of Flaherty’s return to form against Kansas City’s streaking sluggers. Back Detroit to cover at home, but don’t overlook a potential long ball from Pasquantino.