{"id":694365,"date":"2026-05-09T12:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/694365\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:27:22","slug":"game-40-preview-tigers-try-to-snap-four-game-losing-streak-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/694365\/","title":{"rendered":"Game 40 Preview: Tigers try to snap four-game losing streak on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have reached the magical 40-game mark of the season, the point at which one should have a good idea of what a major league team is made of. However, with the plague of injuries that the Detroit Tigers<\/a> have sustained so far, it is still pretty difficult to get a clear view of what the 2026 edition of the Olde English D has to offer at this juncture.<\/p>\n

Friday night\u2019s series opener saw the Motor City Kitties cough up a late-inning lead en route to a 4-3 walkoff win for the Royals<\/a>. Keider Montero<\/a> gave his team six innings of one-run ball and the offense slugged five doubles, but Kyle Finnegan<\/a> and Brant Hurter<\/a> could not hold on in the end.<\/p>\n

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Still dealing with a plethora of injuries, the Tigers turn to right-hander Ty Madden<\/a> on Saturday night in hopes of providing a few strong innings in what will probably be a bullpen game. The 26-year-old gave Detroit five scoreless frames in relief in his only appearance this year against the Boston Red Sox<\/a>; he allowed four hits and zero walks while striking out seven, not to mention his insane groundball rate of 69.2%.<\/p>\n

For the Royals, fellow righty Michael Wacha<\/a> will climb the hill for the first time against the Tigers this season. Last year, he faced Detroit four times: two of them were quality starts; the third was solid, but 1\/3 of an inning short of the QS; the fourth was a bit of a stinker.<\/p>\n

Five of the 34-year-old veteran\u2019s seven starts in 2026 have been good enough for the QS, while the other two saw him post a combined 8.71 ERA and 5.46 FIP over 10 1\/3 innings of work. Otherwise, he has not given up more than two runs and thrown no fewer than six frames in the other five.<\/p>\n

Take a look below at how the two match up on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

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Detroit Tigers\u00a0(18-21) vs.\u00a0Kansas City Royals\u00a0(18-21)<\/p>\n

Time (ET):\u00a07:10 p.m.
Place:\u00a0Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
SB Nation Site: Royals Review<\/a>
Media: Detroit SportsNet,\u00a0MLB.TV,\u00a0Tigers Radio Network<\/p>\n

Game 40: RHP Ty Madden (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Wacha\u00a0(3-2,\u00a03.05 ERA)<\/p>\n

Player<\/p>\n

G<\/p>\n

IP<\/p>\n

K%<\/p>\n

BB%<\/p>\n

GB%<\/p>\n

FIP<\/p>\n

fWAR<\/p>\n

Madden<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

5.0<\/p>\n

35.0<\/p>\n

0.0<\/p>\n

69.2<\/p>\n

0.34<\/p>\n

0.2<\/p>\n

Wacha<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

44.1<\/p>\n

20.7<\/p>\n

8.6<\/p>\n

31.1<\/p>\n

4.06<\/p>\n

0.7<\/p>\n

MADDEN<\/p>\n

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WACHA<\/p>\n

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