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Tonight the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers commence their umpteenth series against one another with rookie Heath Fillmyer and southpaw Francisco Liriano taking the mound at Kauffman Stadium. With the Tigers 17 games under .500 and the Royals a staggering 38 games under water, this promises to be a series for the ages.
The Tigers will field the following starting lineup filled with players whose mothers probably love them but are otherwise unlovable:
Three-game set in Kansas City begins tonight. pic.twitter.com/l1QhrUkzZZ
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) July 23, 2018
The woeful Royals will look like this:
Here is your #Royals lineup for tonight's series opener vs. the Tigers. #RaisedRoyal pic.twitter.com/Q7wdRsAdxx
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 23, 2018
This game will be a WAR mild-mannered skirmish.