Overview
- The three-game set, which starts Friday at Kauffman Stadium, features Detroit’s Keider Montero against Kansas City left-hander Kris Bubic in the opener.
- Detroit enters at 18-20 and Kansas City at 17-21, setting up an early AL Central check on two teams trying to steady after uneven weeks.
- Montero is coming off 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball in a 5-1 win over Texas, while Bubic last worked seven strong frames in a 4-1 victory at Seattle.
- The Tigers are shuffling arms after Tarik Skubal had elbow surgery this week, with Ty Madden lined up for Saturday and a bullpen game planned for Sunday.
- The Royals’ staff faces questions after Cole Ragans exited his last start with triceps and elbow soreness, and a heavy bullpen night followed during a two-game slide to Cleveland.