Kansas City Royals (66-62, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (76-53, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.75 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (12-4, 3.63 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Kansas City Royals to start a three-game series.
Detroit has a 76-53 record overall and a 42-24 record in home games. Tigers hitters have a collective .319 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the AL.
Kansas City is 66-62 overall and 30-32 on the road. Royals hitters are batting a collective .246, which ranks eighth in the AL.
The teams meet Friday for the eighth time this season. The Tigers are up 5-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gleyber Tor