All-Star Casey Mize will look to extend his August winning streak to four as the Detroit Tigers open a three-game home series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.

Mize has benefitted from strong run support, as the Tigers have pushed across 23 runs in the right-hander's three August starts.

In his latest outing, Mize allowed four runs on four hits and a walk in 6 1/3 innings while tying his career high with 10 strikeouts in an 8-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

"I felt like I was on the same page with Ding (catcher Dillon Dingler) all game," Mize said. "Ding made some calls that were things I wouldn't normally do, but he clicked the right buttons, and we got out of at-bats by doing some different things."

Mize (12-4, 3.63 ERA) needed to change things up because he faced

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