Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Live Stream: How to Watch MLB

Tigers aim to extend season-longest winnning streak, pull off sweep against the Royals.

On a five-game winning streak, the Detroit Tigers wrap up their six-game home stand on Thursday afternoon, in a getaway day matchup against the Kansas City Royals as the American League Central Division foes face off. The Tigers have been dominant on the mound during their winning streak, holding each opponent to two runs or less, winning each of the first two games of this series by identical 2-1 scorelines. The Royals have struggled on offense, having been held to two runs or less in seven of their last eight games, and have lost four of their last five outings on the road.

How to Watch Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers:

Date: April 16, 2026  

Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

TV Channel: MLB.TV – Detroit Tigers

Location: Comerica Park

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Tigers right-hander Keider Montero (1-1, 1.74 ERA) will take the mound in his third start of 2026 after tossing six innings of shutout ball in a 2-0 home win against Miami on Friday. Montero, in his third Major League season, is holding opponents to a .139 batting average and is working more efficiently than he had in any of his first two seasons averaging 13.8 pitches per innning after posting 15.7 and 16.2 per inning in 2024 and 2025 respectively. In his first two starts against Kansas City, Montero has struggled, allowing 13 hits in 11.2 innings and is 0-1 with a 3.09 ERA in those outings.

The Royals will send southpaw Kris Bubic (2-1, 2.50 ERA) to the mound in his first outing since striking out a season-high 11 batters in Kansas City’s win over the White Sox on Friday, allowing just two hits over seven innnings of work.

What time is Royals vs Tigers?

Coverage of the Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers starts Thursday, April 16, at 1:00 p.m ET. Tune in to see if the Tigers can pull of the series sweep of their division foes or if the Royals can wake up the bats in time to snap their four-game road losing streak.

What channel is the Royals vs Tigers game on?

Looking to watch the game? Subscribers can tune to MLB.TV – Detroit Tigers to catch the action. Make sure you subscribe to Fubo now to watch this matchup at home or on the go with the Fubo TV app.

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