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On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers take the field against the Kansas City Royals, the second game of their three-game weekend series in a battle for last place in the American League Central. Watch the Detroit Tigers on DirecTV StreamOne big inning helped the Tigers open up the series on Friday night with a victory. Willi Castro ended up going 3-4 in the game, while Kreidler scored twice, getting on base twice in the victory. PROBABLE STARTERSDET: Michael Pineda (2-6, 5.27 ERA)KC: Jonathan Heasley (2-7, 5.22 ERA)Check out more stories about the Detroit Tigers here on MLiveWhat: MLB BaseballWho: Kansas City Royals (53-80) vs. Detroit Tigers (51-81)When: Saturday, September 3Time: 6:10 p.m. ETWhere: Comerica Park (Detroit, Mich.)Channel: Bally Sports DetroitStream: DirecTV StreamBuy Tigers gear : Fanatics, Amazon, LidsBuy Tigers tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketmasterStream Tigers games live: DirecTV StreamCheck out the MLB standings and results on MLB.com

Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Nolan Arenado hit a three-run shot and finished with five RBIs, and the Cardinals beat the Royals 10-0 to take their four-game season series.

Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Nolan Arenado hit a three-run shot and finished with five RBIs, and the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Kansas City Royals 10-0 on Wednesday to take their four-game season series. Wainwright (3-3) allowed just a one-out single to Michael Taylor in the third against the weak-hitting Royals, whose only other baserunners against the 40-year-old right-hander came on a fielder's choice, an error and a walk. Tyler O'Neill hit a two-run homer for St. Louis and finished with three RBIs, one of them coming against struggling Royals starter Kris Bubic (0-3), who retired just one batter before he was pulled after 24 pitches.

Tyler Alexander gets the start as the Tigers bid to wrap up the series win, with Carlos Hernandez on the hill for the home team. Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals oddsThe Tigers are underdogs for today’s game, at odds of +112 with FanDuel Sportsbook, while the Royals are favorites at -132. Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals prediction: Royals ML (-132)This is a big game for Tyler Alexander, who looked shaky in his first start of the season for the Tigers. Rookie Bobby Witt Jr. is already making valuable contributions for Kansas City, including two runs on Saturday afternoon. The forecast is for a good chance of rain and wind in Kansas City.

Hunter Dozier homered to break a tie in the sixth, and lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Steven Kwan kept up an historic start to his big league career with a bases-loaded triple, Oscar Mercado added a two-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 10-7 to split their season-opening series.

The Cleveland Guardians won for the first time with their new name as hot-starting rookie Steven Kwan went 5 for 5 in a 17-3 romp over the Kansas City Royals.

Wily Peralta’s string of strong starts and the Detroit Tigers’ longest winning streak since 2016 came to an end on Friday night in a 5-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers (47-52) snapped a seven-game win streak, while the Royals (40-55) have won three in a row. Tigers first baseman Jonathan Schoop extended his hitting streak to a career-best 13 games with singles in the sixth and seventh innings. Up next: The Tigers and Royals meet again on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. at Kauffman Stadium. Tigers right-hander Casey Mize (5-5, 3.44 ERA) will face Royals right-hander Carlos Hernandez (1-1, 4.91).

Willi Castro hit a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers capitalized on two wild pitches as they rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. Royals starter Brady Singer left after just three innings with shoulder tightness and reliever Carlos Hernandez held the Tigers’ in check through three scoreless innings. Niko Goodrum drew a leadoff walk and Willi Castro followed with a mammoth 421-foot homer to tie the game at 3. After a couple of singles, Robbie Grossman landed on third, where he scored easily on Barlow’s wild pitch to take the lead. pic.twitter.com/94cEuQbrGg — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 16, 2021Tigers starter Tarik Skubal allowed three runs in six innings.

Rookie Trevor Larnach homered and Rob Refsnyder drove in two runs as the Minnesota Twins hung on to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5.

The race to replace term-limited Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez is still almost half a year away, but donations are already pouring in for the two frontrunners: former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban “Steve” Bovo and former Hialeah Councilwoman Isis Garcia-Martinez.

Carlos Hernandez, 36, aka “Rider” or “Creeper,” was sentenced by The Honorable U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder. Hernandez and his co-defendants targeted each of the residences because African-Americans lived there. All of the defendants who participated in the firebombing were charged in 2016 and have pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and related offenses. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mack E. Jenkins, Chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section and Justice Department Special Litigation Counsel Julia Gegenheimer of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section. If you believe you have been a victim of a civil rights violation please visit: https://civilrights.justice.gov/ to file a report.

Top 9th: Just as they did in the sixth inning, Tigers' Austin Romine, Isaac Paredes and Derek Hill struck out in consecutive at-bats. pic.twitter.com/nQEvDEKqm3 — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 27, 2020Top 4th: Royals reliever Mike Montgomery retired the Tigers 1-2-3 in the fourth. Inning ending 5-4-2 DP — Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) September 27, 2020Bottom 2nd: Matthew Boyd pitched a 1-2-3 second inning. Top 1st: The Tigers scored three in the first inning off Royals starter Carlos Hernandez, who had never pitched above Class A before this season. Then Austin Romine hit a two-run double.

Matthew Boyd will try to end a bumpy season on a strong note as he make his last start Saturday night in Kansas City. Bottom 6th: Matthew Boyd will record his third Quality Start of the season. pic.twitter.com/nQEvDEKqm3 — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 27, 2020Top 4th: Royals reliever Mike Montgomery retired the Tigers 1-2-3 in the fourth. Inning ending 5-4-2 DP — Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) September 27, 2020Bottom 2nd: Matthew Boyd pitched a 1-2-3 second inning. Bottom 1st: First inning home runs have plagued Matthew Boyd this season and a new member joined the club on Saturday.

With the season inching toward a close, the Detroit Tigers look to get a win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. The game will air on Fox Sports Detroit and can be streamed on Hulu + Live TV (7-day free trial). The left-hander had a rocky season but had success against the Royals last week when he pitched 5.2 scoreless innings. What: Detroit Tigers (22-34) vs. Kansas City Royals (25-33)Where: Kauffman StadiumDate: Saturday, Sept. 26Time: 7:05 p.m.TV: Fox Sports DetroitStream: Hulu + Live TV (7-day free trial)SIGN UP FOR TIGERS CONFIDENTIAL. Get Tigers news, analysis and opinion in text messages sent straight to your phone from MLive Tigers beat writer Evan Woodbery.