Detroit Tigers lose to Kansas City Royals, 6-2: Game thread replay
Detroit Tigers (7-12) vs. Kansas City Royals (10-7)
When: 7:10 p.m. Friday.
Where: Comerica Park.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates).
Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Casey Mize (1-1, 3.38 ERA) vs. Royals LHP Mike Minor (1-1, 5.17 ERA).
First-pitch weather: Partly cloudy, 57 degrees.
How to bet: Place legal, online bets at BetMGM Sportsbook.
Game notes: The Tigers dropped two of three to the Pittsburgh Pirates, falling to 7-12 and mere percentage points ahead of the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees — two playoff teams last season — for the worst record in the American League. ... Mike Minor toes the rubber for a surprising Royals team that's first in the AL Central, even after losing two games in a three-game set vs. the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Tigers lineup:
SS Niko Goodrum
2B Zack Short
DH Wilson Ramos
CF JaCoby Jones
LF Akil Baddoo
C Grayson Greiner
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