Tarik Skubal has a 31.5% K rate vs. KC (133 combined career ABs). He has a 2.27 ERA and 2.90 xFIP over his past 43.2 IP with a .208 xBA allowed. He will come through clutch against a Royals lineup that ranks 19th in wRC+ over the past 30 days and has struggled vs. southpaws this season (20th in wRC+).

Detroit's lineup ranks ninth in wRC+ over the past 30 days and has been hot against righties since Aug. 1 (103 wRC+). Detroit is 45-32 on the road ATS and 22-15 RL after a road win in 2024. The Tigers are 8-2 in their past ten games and 4-1 ATS in their last five overall. The Royals are 5-5 in their past ten games and 2-3 ATS in their last five overall.