Overview

• First pitch is 7:10 p.m. ET at Comerica Park, and the game streams exclusively on Apple TV+ with a seven-day free trial available.
• Outlets reported conflicting Apple TV+ prices after the trial, citing either $12.99 or $9.99 per month for U.S. subscribers.
• Detroit enters on a 9–2 stretch including a sweep of the Astros, holds first in the AL Central by 9.5 games over Kansas City, and leads the season series 5–2.
• Kansas City has won eight of its last 10 to move within roughly two games of the final AL wild-card spot, with Vinnie Pasquantino homering in four straight games.
• The pitching matchup features Mize at 12–4 with a 3.63 ERA against rookie Bergert, a deadline acquisition who has a sub-3.00 ERA and has reached the sixth inning in each Royals start.