KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals will close out their four-game series Thursday with a premier pitching matchup.
Right-hander Michael Fulmer, the 2016 American League Rookie of the Year and a plumber in Oklahoma during the offseason, will start for the Tigers.
The Royals will counter with left-hander Danny Duffy, who missed five weeks with an oblique strain before returning just prior to the All-Star break. Duffy has held left-handed hitters to a .188 batting average this season.
Duffy (5-6, 3.51 ERA) is very familiar with the Tigers. He is 5-7 with a 3.