{"id":2516799,"date":"2026-07-25T11:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2516799"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:05:54","slug":"detroit-tigers-can-clinch-series-win-vs-kansas-city-royals-with-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/detroit-tigers-can-clinch-series-win-vs-kansas-city-royals-with-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers can clinch series win vs Kansas City Royals with win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Detroit Tigers took the second of the four-game home series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night with a narrow <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blessyouboys.com\/detroit-tigers-scores-standings\/95537\/detroit-tigers-recap-final-score-tarik-skubal\">2-1 victory<\/a>. Tarik Skubal was his dominant self over 7 1\/3 innings of work and the offense managed to muster up just enough for the win for the second night in a row.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">With a series win in the crosshairs, right-hander Casey Mize will take the mound on Saturday afternoon for the Ole English D. The 29-year-old has had mixed results this month, which has averaged out to a solid 3.45 ERA and a 3.11 FIP stretching across 15 2\/3 innings, allowing 17 hits (one home run) and five walks while striking out 14 over that span.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">On the other side of the equation is fellow righty Michael Wacha, who has been solid so far in his 14th season of big league ball. The 35-year-old has had a rough month of July, however, posting a 5.91 ERA and 5.36 FIP over his last three starts stretching across 10 2\/3 innings, allowing nine hits (two home runs) and five walks while striking out 10, plus a hit-by-pitch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Wacha faced the Tigers earlier this year, tossing seven frames of scoreless ball on a pair of hits and walks while striking out six, hitting a batter and throwing a wild pitch en route to a 5-1 victory at Comerica Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Here is a look at how the two match up on Saturday afternoon in the D.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Detroit Tigers<\/strong> (50-54) vs. <strong>Kansas City Royals<\/strong> (43-62)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\"><strong>Time (ET):<\/strong> 1:10 p.m.<br \/><strong>Place:<\/strong> Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan<br \/><strong>SB Nation Site:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalsreview.com\/\">Royals Review<\/a><br \/><strong>Media: <\/strong>Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\"><strong>Game 105<\/strong>: RHP Casey Mize (4-6, 2.79 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (5-7, 3.66 ERA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\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.blessyouboys.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Tigers took the second of the four-game home series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night with a narrow 2-1 victory. Tarik Skubal was his dominant self over 7 1\/3 innings of work and the offense managed to muster up just enough for the win for the second night in a row. 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