The Royals have won five in a row including the first two games of this series. They are six games back of Cleveland for the division and have the second wild card spot.The Tigers have now lost five in a row and 2-8 in their last 10. The Royals have outscored the Tigers 16-3 in the first two games. Michael Lorenzen, who came over in a trade from Texas will make the start. He is 5-6 with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. The Tigers have scored just seven runs during their losing streak and four of those came in one game. The Tigers have not named a starter yet but it doesn’t really matter. Lorenzen makes his first start for the Royals. He went 5 scoreless innings against the Tigers when pitching for Texas. The Royals should take this game easily.

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