Kansas City Royals (8-11, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (10-8, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (1-2, 3.71 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Tigers: Reese Olson (1-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -145, Royals +122; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals are looking to stop a three-game slide with a win against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit has a 10-8 record overall and a 5-1 record at home. The Tigers have a 2-8 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
Kansas City has a 2-7 record on the road and an 8-11 record overall. The Royals have the fourth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.34.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Torkelson leads the Tigers with six home runs while slugging .621. Javier Baez is 10-for-35 with two doubles and two RBI over the last 10 games.
Vinnie Pasquantino has two doubles, a triple, two home runs and 11 RBI for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. is 12-for-34 with four doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .206 batting average, 2.69 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Royals: 4-6, .178 batting average, 3.39 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (spine), Jake Rogers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Manuel Margot: 10-Day IL (knee), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (nerve), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
Royals: Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: day-to-day (quadricep), Mark Canha: 10-Day IL (hip), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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