{"id":1975089,"date":"2025-08-22T19:53:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1975089"},"modified":"2025-08-22T19:53:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:53:29","slug":"detroit-tigers-lineup-today-for-series-opener-against-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/detroit-tigers-lineup-today-for-series-opener-against-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers\u2019 lineup today for series opener against Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3JAEFCJAV5HUZBBGR7EX2C6ZDE\">DETROIT &#8212; The Detroit Tigers begin a big series against an American League Central Division opponent on Friday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PIU4VP6OAZDUXF275NKFGKQLSY\">The Tigers (76-53) play the Kansas City Royals (66-62) at 7:10 p.m. at Comerica Park. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TOO34CDAWFCT5KPLKGWUPK6NJQ\">Catcher Jake Rogers; infielders Trey Sweeney and Andy Ibanez; and outfielder Jahmai Jones will be available off the bench. The full lineup is below. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RWSEGSWX5FB53I5657MSNNIRIQ\">Right-hander Casey Mize (12-4, 3.63 ERA) will start for the Tigers against Royals right-hander Ryan Bergert (0-1, 2.70). <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"N42FGUGIAJDX3NHFP6RIGWSTRM\">Bergert was acquired at the trade deadline from the San Diego Padres in exchange for catcher Freddy Ferm\u00edn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OEUM2TBIJVGE5D5HKPKZK6HLHU\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/tigers\/2025\/08\/tigers-stay-hot-top-twins-for-sixth-win-in-seven-games.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/tigers\/2025\/08\/tigers-stay-hot-top-twins-for-sixth-win-in-seven-games.html\">his last start on Aug. 16 against the Twins<\/a>, Mize struck out 10 batters over 6 1\/3 innings, his highest strikeout total since <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/DET\/DET202406240.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/DET\/DET202406240.shtml\">June 24, 2024, against Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"L5W5AYGZH5D43LYSE5XZ3WZHQM\"><i>This story will be updated<\/i>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_mlive__-7iZ7\" data-gaid=\":Rdpaa6:\"\/><\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.<span> By using this site, you consent to our <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DETROIT &#8212; The Detroit Tigers begin a big series against an American League Central Division opponent on Friday night. The Tigers (76-53) play the Kansas City Royals (66-62) at 7:10 p.m. at Comerica Park. Catcher Jake Rogers; infielders Trey Sweeney and Andy Ibanez; and outfielder Jahmai Jones will be available off the bench. 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