Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Game 24 Preview, TV Coverage, Lineup

Detroit Tigers (15-8) at Kansas City (15-7) – 8:10 PM ET

Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City, MO

TV: FSD

Radio: 97.1 The Ticket (click for affiliates)

Weather: 72 degrees, clear

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Game Preview

The series between the Detroit Tigers against the Kansas City Royals is the biggest baseball matchup of the weekend. The Tigers definitely didn’t start the series the way they would have liked, losing on Thursday night, 8-1.

When We Last Met

The Tigers didn’t score their one run on Thursday until the eighth inning. Shortstop Jose Iglesias scored on center fielder Rajai Davis‘ single.

Detroit starter Alfredo Simon had his first bad start of the season, pitching 4 1/3 innings and allowing six runs. He yielded nine hits, struck out six and walked two as well.

Meanwhile, Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had his best start of 2015 as he threw seven innings and allowed just one run on seven hits. He also struck out seven and walked two.

Designated hitter Victor Martinez was the only Detroit hitter with two hits. Alex Gordon, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez and Jarrod Dyson each had multiple hits for Kansas City.

Pitching Matchup

Detroit will look to rebound on Friday with fifth-starter Kyle Lobstein on the bump. It’s been a bit of a mixed bag from Lobstein through his first three starts. He is 2-1 with a 3.50 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 18 innings. Lobstein will be in the rotation until Justin Verlander returns.

Veteran 35-year-old Chris Young will start for the Royals. He has made five appearances this season and has a 1.86 ERA in 9 2/3 innings, but this is his first start of 2015. Young is starting for the suspended Yordano Ventura. Young is 66-52 and has made 188 starts in his MLB career.

Tiger Lineup

1. Anthony Gose CF
2. Ian Kinsler 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera 1B
4. Victor Martinez DH
5. J.D. Martinez RF
6. Yoenis Cespedes LF
7. Alex Avila C
8. Nick Castellanos 3B
9. Jose Iglesias SS

Royals Lineup

1. Alex Gordon LF
2. Mike Moustakas 3B
3. Lorenzo Cain CF
4. Eric Hosmer 1B
5. Kendrys Morales DH
6. Salvador Perez C
7. Omar Infante 2B
8. Paulo Orlando RF
9. Christian Colon SS

Injuries

Tigers

• Bruce Rondon — 15-day DL
• Justin Verlander — 15-day DL
• Joe Nathan – Out for the Season

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