The Detroit Tigers opened up their seven-game road trip with a 7-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night, giving the team its fifth-straight win after dropping three straight to the Cleveland Guardians at home.
Now, AJ Hinch and Co. can go for the kill in K.C. in the second game of the current three-game set against their fellow American League Central foes.
Detroit has now stretched out a 1.5-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies for the best record in Major League Baseball and a two-game lead over the New York Yankees for the A.