The Kansas City Royals have fought their way back into postseason contention after a few rough months. With a 6-4 series clinching win on Thursday over the Texa

Right-hander Casey Mize (12-4, 3.63 ERA) will start for the Tigers against Royals right-hander Ryan Bergert (0-1, 2.70). Bergert was acquired at the trade deadline from the San Diego Padres in exchange for catcher Freddy Fermín.

A team hanging by the thread of its pitching staff has woven together a monthlong offensive powerhouse.

Fresh off an 8-2 homestand, where the Royals improved their record to 66-62 on the season and passed everyone ahead of them in the Wild Card race and in the division, they have set themselves up nicely in the last 34 games of the season.

There are a pair of Friday Night MLB games on Apple TV+ on Aug. 22 and one of those contests is between AL Central rivals the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals.

The Kansas City Royals arrived at Comerica Park with renewed momentum after finishing a successful 8-2 homestand. There are a lot of words to describe the Royals' hot stretch. Refreshing is certainly one that comes to mind. But it's clear the Royals have more work ahead to earn a postseason berth.

Maikel Garcia is the third baseman of the present and future for the Kansas City Royals. But how far ahead should that future expand? Coming into the season, it