Tigers head to Kansas City for a different-looking Royals test
Detroit confronts a revitalized Kansas City lineup powered by Bobby Witt Jr., while a depleted pitching staff relies on Keider Montero to navigate this high-stakes divisional showdown.
Detroit heads to KC to snap a losing skid The last time the Detroit Tigers saw the Kansas City Royals, the series looked like a tight, low-scoring AL Central matchup. Detroit won the April 15 finale, 2-1, on Wenceel Pérez’s go-ahead eighth-inning homer, giving the Tigers their fifth straight win at the time. A few weeks later, Kansas City looks like a much different club.
The Tigers open a three-game series Friday night at Kauffman Stadium with Keider Montero scheduled to face left-hander Kris Bubic. The Tigers at 18-20 and the Royals at 17-21 entering Friday, with Montero carrying a 2-2 record, 3. 48 ERA and 25 strikeouts.
Bubic enters at 3-1 with a 3. 32 ERA and 42 strikeouts. On paper, that record does not scream red-hot.
The recent results do. Kansas City had won five straight before dropping the final two games of its series against Cleveland. Before that, the Royals swept the Seattle Mariners, including a 4-1 win Sunday behind seven strong innings from Bubic.
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