Detroit Tigers (18-22, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (19-21, second in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 7:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Brenan Hanifee (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, four strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (2-2, 5.40 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

LINE: Royals -132, Tigers +110; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers head into the matchup against the Kansas City Royals after losing five straight games.

Kansas City is 19-21 overall and 13-9 in home games. The Royals have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.24.

Detroit is 6-16 on the road and 18-22 overall. The Tigers have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .323.

The matchup Sunday is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Tigers hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carter Jensen leads the Royals with six home runs while slugging .402. Maikel Garcia is 12 for 40 with five doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Kevin McGonigle has two home runs, 22 walks and 16 RBIs while hitting .294 for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 13 for 36 with four doubles, a home run and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 7-3, .246 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Tigers: 3-7, .213 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Royals: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Tigers: Kerry Carpenter: day-to-day (undisclosed), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (groin), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (hip), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (ankle), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.