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Game 4 Thread: Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals, 1:10 p.m.

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Kansas City Royals (0-2) at Detroit Tigers (0-3)

Time: 1:10 p.m.
Place: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Forecast: 39 degrees, partly cloudy
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Media: Fox Sports Detroit, Tigers Radio Network, MLB.TV, MLB GameDay
Pitching Matchup: RHP Jason Hammel (8-13, 5.29 ERA in 2017) vs. LHP Francisco Liriano (6-7, 5.66 ERA in 2017)

Game 4 Pitching Matchup

Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
Hammel 180.1 18.0 6.0 4.37 2.1
Liriano 97.0 19.4 12.1 4.64 0.8

Today's Lineups

ROYALS TIGERS
Jon Jay - RF Leonys Martin - CF
Whit Merrifield - 2B Jeimer Candelario - 3B
Mike Moustakas - 3B Miguel Cabrera - 1B
Lucas Duda - 1B Nick Castellanos - RF
Paulo Orlando - CF Victor Martinez - DH
Jorge Soler - DH James McCann - C
Alex Gordon - LF Mikie Mahtook - LF
Alcides Escobar - SS Niko Goodrum - SS
Drew Butera - C Dixon Machado - 2B

Gameday reading

Up Next

The Tigers continue their three-game set against the Royals with a pair of day games, but the weather may not cooperate, especially on Tuesday. Expect to see youngsters Matthew Boyd and Daniel Norris make their 2018 debuts if they manage to get both games in.