Kansas City Royals (66-64, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (78-53, first in the AL Central)

Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.73 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 115 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7-12, 4.51 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will try to end a three-game road losing streak when they play the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit has a 44-24 record at home and a 78-53 record overall. The Tigers have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .251.

Kansas City is 66-64 overall and 30-34 in road games. The Royals have gone 49-27 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Sunday’s game is the 10th time these teams square off this season. The Tigers are up 7-2 in the season series.

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