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This Labor Day tilt will pit the wizened rookie Jake Junis against Artie Lewicki, presumably a bespectacled nerd making his first start in the majors after arriving in the present in a DeLorean straight from 1955.
These will be the Royals.
Jakob Junis takes the mound in Detroit as the #Royals open up a three-game series with the Tigers. #RaisedRoyal pic.twitter.com/jy6gq9wP0t
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) September 4, 2017
This is the enemy.
#Tigers lineup vs. the Royals: pic.twitter.com/2xMvmlTtUc
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 4, 2017
Artie Lewicki, a debutante at his ball, is a ground-ball machine. Here’s a quick preview of what’s to come courtesy of the Tigers’ twitter account:
Artie Lewicki finished 14-4 with a 3.38 ERA & 123 strikeouts in 25 starts between the @MudHens & @erie_seawolves ➡️ https://t.co/EdzwNyfmMV pic.twitter.com/BYnuDTtH8e
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 4, 2017
This game will be a WAR.