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The Detroit Tigers are looking to bounce back from a three-game sweep in West Sacramento, California.
They’ll be attempting to do so in Kansas City, Missouri, where they will be taking on their division foe in the Kansas City Royals in a three-game series starting on Friday, Aug. 29. The first game of the series has a scheduled first pitch of 8:10 p.m. ET and will be aired locally on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit.
The Tigers took two of three games against the Royals from Aug. 22-Aug. 24, at Comerica Park in Detroit, helping extend their division lead in the American League Central over the Royals by 10½ games. However, the Royals winning their last two games and the Tigers losing their last four means the Tigers’ divisional lead is down to 8 ½ over the Royals as the series begins.
Should the Royals sweep the Tigers as the Athletics just did, they could come within striking distance of the division lead with fewer than 30 games left in the regular season. However, should the Tigers win two or three games against the Royals, that would likely put the division out of reach for Kansas City.
Here’s what you need to know about the Tigers’ upcoming series.
Yes, they are playing against the Royals at 8:10 p.m. ET. Because the game will take place in the Central Time Zone, it will start a little later than a typical Friday Tigers game.
Date: Friday, Aug. 29.
Time: 8:10 p.m. ET.
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.
How to watch Tigers vs Royals
Friday’s Tigers game will air locally on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, with a scheduled first pitch of 8:10 p.m. ET.
First pitch: 8:10 p.m. ET.
Channel: FSND.
Streaming: FanDuel TV+, Fubo.
Radio: WXYT-FM 97.1.
Tonight’s Tigers game can be streamed on FanDuel’s sports app and on Fubo, which carries FSND.
Tigers vs. Royals rest of series start times
Each of the three weekend Tigers games has a different scheduled start time, with the game on Saturday, Aug. 30 airing for a national audience at 7:15 p.m. ET and the Sunday, Aug. 31 game airing at 2:10 p.m. ET.
Friday: 8:10 p.m. ET (FSND).
Saturday: 7:15 p.m. ET (Fox).
Sunday: 2:10 p.m. ET (FSND).
If you’re a YouTube TV subscriber and are worried the dispute between YouTube TV and Fox will impact the Tigers broadcast on Saturday, don’t worry: The two corporate titans reached a deal that should keep Fox channels on that streaming service.
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Tigers vs Royals pitching matchup
The Tigers will be going with three veterans in their series against the Royals, with ace Tarik Skubal pitching in the Sunday finale.
Friday: Tigers RHP Chris Paddack (5-11, 4.98 ERA) vs Royals RHP Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.99).
Saturday: Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (7-13, 4.87) vs Royals RHP Stephen Kolek (4-5, 4.18).
Sunday: Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal (11-4, 2.28) vs RHP Michael Wacha (8-10, 3.39).
You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com.