Tigers vs. Royals preview: Casey Mize hunts for a series win

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesThe Tigers pitching staff is gassed. They certainly aren’t alone in this, as pitchers seem to be going down at an unusually high rate of late. Unfortunately, it is a problem that doesn’t have a whole lot of potential answers in the Tigers farm system right now. What would really help, is strong outings from their two prized young starters, Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, to help get the bullpen some rest while still taking this series with a least one win in the next two games.

Of the two, Mize is clearly the better bet to go deep in a game. Over his last eight starts, Mize has only failed to throw six innings once, and twice has pitched into the…