On Saturday, August 3, Bobby Witt Jr.'s Kansas City Royals (62-49) visit Matt Vierling's Detroit Tigers (52-59) at Comerica Park. The first pitch will be thrown at 6:10 PM ET.
Ahead of Kansas City squaring off against Detroit, you can find out how to watch the game in the piece below.
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Where to Watch Royals vs. Tigers
- Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
- Time: 6:10 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSDET
- Live Stream:Watch this game on Fubo
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Venue: Comerica Park
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Pitching Matchup
Royals: Michael Lorenzen
- Michael Lorenzen makes the start for the Royals, his 19th of the season. He is 5-6 with a 3.81 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 101 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared in relief on Sunday, when he threw four innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
- In 19 games this season, the 32-year-old has put up a 3.81 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .225 to opposing batters.
- Lorenzen is trying to secure his ninth quality start of the season.
- Lorenzen has pitched five or more innings in a game 16 times this season entering this outing.
- He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
Tigers: TBD
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Team Comparison
| Royals | Tigers | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | Runs Scored (PG) | 4.2 |
| 3.9 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 4.4 |
| .254 | Batting AVG | .229 |
| .241 | Batting AVG Against | .245 |
| 118 | Home Runs | 113 |
| 102 | Home Runs Allowed | 119 |
Royals Offensive Leaders
- Witt is batting .348 this season, with a .996 OPS (.396 on-base, .600 slugging). His strikeout rate is 15.6%, and his walk rate is 7%. He has 20 home runs and 78 RBI, plus 94 runs scored and 25 steals on 35 attempts.
- In 2024, Vinnie Pasquantino's batting average is .263, to go along with a .319 on-base percentage and a .441 slugging percentage. He has 14 homers and 78 RBI, plus 49 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 12.8%, and his walk rate is 7.6%.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .282, with 20 home runs and 75 RBI, plus 46 runs scored. He has a .339 on-base percentage and a .476 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 19.1%, and his walk rate is 6.6%.
- Also for the Royals, Maikel Garcia's batting average is .237, with a .628 OPS (.285 on-base, .343 slugging). He has six homers and 45 RBI, plus 69 runs scored and 27 stolen bases on 28 attempts. His strikeout rate is 15.2%, and his walk rate is 6.4%.
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Tigers Offensive Leaders
- Vierling is hitting .251/.293/.435 this year with 13 home runs, 42 RBI and 51 runs. He's fanning 22.4% of the time and walking at a 5.4% clip.
- In 370 plate appearances, Colt Keith, who owns a .253/.311/.397 slash line this year, has racked up 41 runs, 41 RBI, and 11 bombs. His walk rate is 7.3%, and his strikeout rate is 18.1%.
- This season, Wenceel Perez is batting .245/.300/.390 this season with a walk rate of 7.1% and a K rate of 19.9%. In addition, he's slammed eight dingers while driving in 29 runs and scoring 45 times. Plus, he's swiped nine bases on 12 attempts.
- At the plate, Gio Urshela is batting .239/.276/.320 this season with a walk rate of 5.1% and a K rate of 15.7%. In addition, he's popped four home runs while knocking in 33 runs and scoring 21 times.
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