Detroit Tigers vs. Royals Series Preview| Live Stream, TV Info, Time, and more

The Detroit Tigers are coming off a tough series against the Nationals, a series in which they dropped two out of three and was a series they really should have won. Now the Tigers are 10-7 in May, and they will continue their road trip by taking on another American League Central foe in the Kansas City Royals, who have lost seven of their last ten and have dropped three straight games. This is a series the Tigers need to take advantage of as the pitching matchups work out in their favor. The Tigers finished 10-9 against the Royals last season.

DETROIT TIGERS (20-24) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (14-34)

Game 1: Michael Lorenzen (2-2, 3.44 ERA) v. Brady Singer (3-4, 7.09 ERA)

Date: Monday, May 22
Time: 7:40 PM
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket

Michael Lorenzen will get this series started for the Detroit Tigers, and Lorenzen has been almost lights out in the month of May. In his last three starts, he is 2-1 pitching a combined 20 innings allowing just two runs over that span, and he has struck out 11. His last start came against the Pittsburgh Pirates last Tuesday, and he went six shutout innings giving up five hits; he would walk two and strike out seven. Lorenzen will go up against Brady Singer for the Royals, who has pitched well in his last two starts pitching a combined 12 innings giving up three earned runs and picking up a win in his most recent start.

Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Date: Tuesday, May 23
Time: 7:40 PM
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket

Neither team has announced a starter for the middle game of this series. Over the last ten games, the Tigers offense has put up 30 runs averaging three a game, while the Royals offense has put up 26, averaging 2.6 a game. Both these lineups match up similarly as the Tigers and Royals are tied at 27th in the league in wRC+ with 81. The Tigers, as a team, post a slash line of .227/.295/.351, while the Royals have a slash line of .228/.291/.380. The Royals have been able to outscore the Tigers to this point, putting up 185 runs this season while the Tigers have scored 157. The Royals also hit more long balls than the Tigers. The Royals have hit 46, led by Salvador Perez, who has ten, while the Tigers have hit 37 home runs to this point in the season, led by Jake Rogers, who has five.

Game 3: TBD vs. Zach Greinke (1-5, 4.82 ERA)

Date: Wednesday, May 24
Time: 7:40 PM
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket

The Tigers have not announced a starter for the final game. The Tigers bullpen has been one of this team’s strong suits posting an 8-5 record with 11 saves and a 3.83 ERA. However, since the beginning of May, when the Tigers got away from the American League East teams, the bullpen has been lights out, posting a 3-1 record and ranking third in the league with a 2.83 ERA, second in the league with a 3.26 FIP, third in the league in BB/9 with a 2.69. They are tied for eighth with a 0.7 WAR. The Royals will start Zach Greinke, who is making his 11th start of the season for the Royals. In his last outing, he lasted 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits, and took the loss as the Royals lost to the White Sox 2-0.

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