Two squads in the AL Central — the Detroit Tigers (51-85) and the Kansas City Royals (56-81) — play on Friday at 8:10 PM ET, at Kauffman Stadium.
The Tigers are road underdogs (+110) versus the Royals (-130). The Royals will give the ball to Jonathan Heasley (3-7) versus the Tigers and Joey Wentz.
The Royals won 2-1 over the Guardians Friday in their most recent game. Scott Barlow was named the winning pitcher after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run, while Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-3 to lead them offensively.
The Tigers beat the Angels 5-4 Friday. Eric Haase led the way offensively after going 5-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and an RBI, and Jose Cisnero got the win, pitching one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.