Time/Place: 5:10 p.m., Great American Ball Park
SB Nation site: Red Reporter
Media: Fox Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: RHP Ivan Nova (11-12, 4.72 ERA in 2019) vs. RHP Luis Castillo (15-8, 3.40 ERA in 2019)
Game 2 Pitching Matchup
| Pitcher |
IP |
K% |
BB% |
FIP |
fWAR |
| Pitcher |
IP |
K% |
BB% |
FIP |
fWAR |
| Nova (2019) |
187.0 |
14.1 |
5.8 |
4.98 |
2.0 |
| Castillo (2019) |
190.2 |
28.9 |
10.1 |
3.70 |
4.1 |
Game 5 Lineups
| ROYALS |
TIGERS |
| ROYALS |
TIGERS |
| Whit Merrifield - 2B |
Niko Goodrum - SS |
| Jorge Soler - RF |
Jonathan Schoop - 2B |
| Adalberto Mondesi - SS |
Miguel Cabrera - DH |
| Salvador Perez - DH |
C.J. Cron - 1B |
| Ryan O'Hearn - 1B |
Christin Stewart - LF |
| Maikel Franco - 3B |
Jeimer Candelario - 3B |
| Alex Gordon - LF |
Cameron Maybin - RF |
| Oscar Hernandez - C |
Austin Romine - C |
| Brett Phillips - CF |
JaCoby Jones - CF |
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