The Detroit Tigers’ weekend homestand against the Kansas City Royals got off to a sluggish start on Friday night despite Michael Pineda’s return to the starting rotation, giving the team some much-needed quality innings. Ultimately, the offense sputtered out once again and AJ Hinch’s squad took the 3-1 loss that also saw rookie Spencer Torkelson take a pitch to the helmet, hitting him on the right ear flap. Fortunately, he appeared to be ok.
Now the Motor City Kitties have a chance to even things up on Saturday afternoon against its AL Central rivals with a matchup on the mound that is rather interesting, to say the least.