The Kansas City Royals (82-68) host the Detroit Tigers (77-73) in AL Central action, at 7:40 p.m. ET on Monday.

The Royals will give the nod to Seth Lugo (16-8, 2.94 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 17 on the season, and the Tigers will counter with Casey Mize (2-6, 4.47 ERA).

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Royals vs. Tigers Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Monday, September 16, 2024
• Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• TV: BSDET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Lugo – KC (16-8, 2.94 ERA) vs Mize – DET (2-6, 4.47 ERA)

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Royals Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Seth Lugo

• Lugo (16-8) will take the mound for the Royals, his 31st start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the New York Yankees while allowing three hits.
• The 34-year-old has pitched in 30 games this season with a 2.94 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .229.
• He’s looking to extend his three-game quality start streak.
• Lugo will look to finish five or more innings for the sixth start in a row.
• He has made 30 appearances and finished six of them without allowing an earned run.
• Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 2.94 ERA ranks sixth, 1.088 WHIP ranks 13th, and 7.9 K/9 ranks 42nd.

Seth Lugo vs. Tigers

• The Tigers rank 24th in MLB with a .234 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 22nd in the league (.387) and 154 home runs.
• The right-hander has faced the Tigers two times this season, allowing them to go 7-for-49 with an RBI in 15 innings.

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Tigers Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Casey Mize

• Mize (2-6) gets the starting nod for the Tigers in his 20th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.47 ERA in 94 2/3 innings pitched, with 71 strikeouts.
• In his last appearance on Wednesday, the right-hander tossed 4 2/3 innings against the Colorado Rockies, allowing four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 27-year-old has a 4.47 ERA and 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 19 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .286 to opposing hitters.
• Mize enters this game with six quality starts under his belt this season.
• Mize has pitched five or more innings in a game 12 times this year heading into this game.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 19 outings this season.

Casey Mize vs. Royals

• The opposing Royals offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is eighth in the league with 1271 total hits and ninth in MLB play with 709 runs scored. They have the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.415) and are 17th in all of MLB with 166 home runs.
• Mize has a 10.80 ERA and a 2.250 WHIP against the Royals this season in 6 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .405 batting average over two appearances.

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