Overview

• Detroit sits at 78-57 with an 8.5-game AL Central lead but carries a four-game road losing streak after being swept in Oakland.
• The Tigers lead the season series 7-3, taking two of three from Kansas City last weekend in Detroit.
• Friday’s probables are Chris Paddack for Detroit (5-11, 4.98 ERA) and Seth Lugo for Kansas City (8-6, 3.99 ERA).
• Kansas City is 69-65 and roughly three games back of the final AL wild-card after an 11-5 stretch, with Bobby Witt Jr. on a 16-game hitting streak.
• Manager A.J. Hinch acknowledged recent lapses and said Detroit will head to Kansas City determined to be better.