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.

Preview the Aug. 23 matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Kansas City has notched victories in his past five starts, with Wacha recording the win in his last four outings. The Royals and Wacha will look to keep both streaks going in the middle contest of a three-game series against the host Detroit Tigers on Saturday evening.

Preview the Aug. 23 matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

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.

Bobby Witt Jr. logged an RBI single and Salvador Perez added a two-run double. Both hits came in the third inning. The Royals didn’t score again until the ninth; Vinnie Pasquantino homered in his fifth consecutive game in the loss.