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How to Watch Tigers vs. Royals on TV or Streaming Live - Friday, April 26

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Riley Greene and the Detroit Tigers (14-11) will take on Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals (16-10) at Comerica Park on Friday, April 26. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 PM ET.

Details on how to watch Detroit's contest against Kansas City can be found in the below article.

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Tigers vs. Royals Game Info

  • Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
  • Time: 1:10 PM ET
  • TV: MLB Network
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
  • Location: Detroit, Michigan
  • Venue: Comerica Park

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Pitching Matchup

Tigers: Reese Olson

  • Reese Olson gets the start for the Tigers, his fifth of the season. He is 0-3 with a 3.80 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings pitched.
  • His most recent time out was on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when the righty tossed five innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.
  • The 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.80, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season. Opponents have a .280 batting average against him.
  • Olson will try to build upon a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he's averaging 5.3 frames per appearance).

Royals: Seth Lugo

  • Seth Lugo (3-1 with a 2.03 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Royals, his sixth of the season.
  • In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the righty threw 5 1/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up four earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
  • In five games this season, the 34-year-old has an ERA of 2.03, with 4.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .256 against him.
  • Lugo has registered four quality starts this year.
  • Lugo will look to build upon a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 6.2 innings per appearance).
  • He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his five outings this season.

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Team Comparison

Tigers Royals
4.0 Runs Scored (PG) 4.6
3.8 Runs Allowed (PG) 3.1
.221 Batting AVG .238
.212 Batting AVG Against .240
20 Home Runs 29
27 Home Runs Allowed 16

Tigers Offensive Leaders

  • Greene is hitting .244 this year, with a .881 OPS (.393 on-base, .488 slugging). He has five home runs and 11 RBI, plus 21 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 25.2%, and his walk rate is 19.6%.
  • So far this year, Mark Canha is hitting .259, with a .912 OPS (.394 on-base, .519 slugging). His strikeout rate is 18.2%, and his walk rate is 13.1%. He has five home runs and 14 RBI, plus 12 runs scored.
  • Kerry Carpenter is batting .289, with three home runs and 13 RBI, plus seven runs scored. He has a .860 OPS (.333 on-base, .526 slugging). His strikeout rate is 22%, and his walk rate is 3.7%.
  • Also for the Tigers, Spencer Torkelson's batting average is .221, with a .604 OPS (.299 on-base, .305 slugging). He has no homers and 11 RBI, plus 10 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 18.5%, and his walk rate is 9.3%.

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Royals Offensive Leaders

  • Perez is batting .352/.410/.626 this season with a walk rate of 8% and a K rate of 13%. Additionally, he's popped seven homers while driving in 25 runs and scoring 12 times.
  • In 112 plate appearances this season, the Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. sports a .308/.357/.558 triple slash, and he's hit four dingers with 21 runs and 11 RBI plus seven stolen bases on 10 attempts. He's walking and striking out 6.3% and 20.5% of the time, respectively.
  • So far this season, the Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino sports a .244/.364/.451 slash line, and he's blasted four homers with 14 runs scored and 11 RBI. He's walking and striking out 16.2% and 10.1% of the time, respectively.
  • At the dish, Maikel Garcia has cracked four bombs, knocked in 16 runs, and scored 11 times while batting .202/.257/.374 in 109 plate appearances. He's also stolen six bags on six attempts. His K rate is 20.2%, and his walk rate sits at 7.3%.

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