The Detroit Tigers will try to take this first series of the season at home against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers head into this AL Central rivalry rubber match to decide this series on Sunday. The Royals dominated in the opener 8-0 but the Tigers rallied on Saturday to tie the series after a 6-5 win. The Tigers and Royals are coming for Cleveland for the top spot. Only 1.5 games separate KC and Detroit in the standings. The Detroit win ended a four-game winning streak for the Royals and helped the Tigers avoid losing three in a row. Kansas City looked like they had this game in the bag going into the bottom of the seventh inning with Detroit only scoring one run. But the Tigers exploded in the bottom of the frame for five runs highlighted by a three-run shot by Matt Vierling. The Royals threatened in the ninth scoring two runs but it was too little too late. Detroit will be the odds-on favorite to win the series with a -150 line this afternoon.
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Game Date: April 27, 2024
Game Time: 1:40 p.m. ET
TV: MLB.TV – Detroit Tigers
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Kansas City will likely start right-hander Michael Wacha for the finale Sunday. He has had a good start so far on his new team after coming over from San Diego in the offseason. Wacha is 1-2 but has a 3.81 ERA. Detroit will have the advantage on the mound today though it starts Tarik Skubal. The Tigers’ lefty is undefeated on the season so far with a 3-0 record and a stellar 1.82 ERA. This should be a great pitching matchup to decide the rubber match. What a fitting ending between these close rivals.
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