Detroit Tigers (79-57, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (69-66, second in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7-13, 4.87 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 165 strikeouts); Royals: Stephen Kolek (4-5, 4.18 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Kansas City Royals.

Kansas City has a 69-66 record overall and a 36-31 record at home. The Royals have a 38-13 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Detroit is 35-32 on the road and 79-57 overall. The Tigers are 55-10 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Saturday's game is the 12th time these teams match up this season. The Tigers are up 8-3 in the season series.

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