A pair of AL Central rivals take to the diamond as they finish off an early week series down in the Show-Me State. The Detroit Tigers are on the road as they play the final game of a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals Wednesday night. In the opening game of the series Monday night, it was the Tigers drawing first blood as they earned an 8-5 victory in 10 innings. Will the boys from the Motor City pick up another win here to leave town with momentum or can the Royals earn a getaway day win in front of their home crowd? This article was published prior to the conclusion of the middle game of the series at Kauffman Stadium Tuesday night.
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Detroit had dropped three of their previous four before earning the win in the opening game of this series Monday night. The Tigers entered Tuesday 21-24 on the season and stood second in the AL Central, 2.5 games behind the Twins for the top spot in the division. On Monday, Detroit got three hits each from Javier Baez (run, three RBI) and Matt Vierling (run, four RBI) in the game. Baez hit a three-run double in the 10th inning to send the Tigers to victory while Vierling hammered his fourth homer of the year earlier in the game. Michael Lorenzen didn’t factor in the decision after allowing five runs on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts over 5.2 innings of work. Alex Lange (2-0) earned the win with two scoreless frames, allowing no hits with one walk and two strikeouts. Jose Cisnero tossed a scoreless 10th, allowing no hits with one walk and two strikeouts, for his first save.
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Matthew Boyd is on the mound for his ninth start of the year for the Tigers in this contest. He comes in 3-3 with a 6.21 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP, 16 walks and 33 strikeouts over 37.2 innings of work on the year. Boyd earned the win in his last start, which came against the Nationals on the road Friday night. He threw 5.2 innings, allowing three runs on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts in a game the Tigers went on to win 8-6. In his last three starts, Boyd is 2-1 with a 7.62 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP, five walks and 11 strikeouts over 13 innings of work. Boyd makes his 28th career appearance and 27th start against the Royals in this contest. He is 7-11 with a 5.44 ERA, a 1.477 WHIP, 33 walks and 103 strikeouts over 130.2 innings of work in those outings. Boyd is 4-6 with a 6.68 ERA, a 1.682 WHIP, 18 walks and 53 strikeouts over 66 innings in 14 career appearances, 13 starts, at Kauffman Stadium.