The Royals begin a nine-game homestand that could determine if they can jump back into a Wild Card spot. The first-place Tigers come to town this weekend, followed by two losing clubs – the Angels and Twins. The Royals dropped two of three to the Tigers last week in Detroit, and have lost 7 of 10 overall to them. But the Tigers were just swept by the Athletics in Sacramento and have a four-game losing streak.

Detroit Tigers (78-57) vs. Kansas City Royals (69-65) at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Tigers: 4.81 runs scored/game (8th in MLB), 4.19 runs allowed/game (12th)

Royals: 3.90 runs scored/game (27th), 3.89 runs allowed/game (3rd)

Riley Greene has a career-high 32 home runs, but also strikes out 30 percent of the time, the fifth-highest rate in baseball. Zack McKinstry is hitting

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