How to Watch Tigers vs. Royals: TV Channel & Live Stream - April 20
Preview the April 20 matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.APRIL 20, 2025 • Data Skrive
Will Vest - Collects first save of season Vest gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his first save of the season in a 3-1 win over the Royals.
Impact Tommy Kahnle and Tyler Holton had both pitched Thursday and Friday and were unavailable, leaving closing duties to Vest. The right-hander wasn't exactly sharp, but after putting two runners aboard with two outs, he coaxed a pop-up from Kyle Isbel to end the afternoon. Vest has had an impressive start to the season overall in a high-leverage role for the Tigers, posting a 1.04 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 9:3 K:BB through 8.2 innings with one win and one hold in addition to Saturday's save.
APRIL 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Casey Mize - Sharp in third win Mize (3-1) picked up the win Saturday in a 3-1 victory over the Royals, allowing one run on four hits and one walk over seven innings. He struck out three.
Impact The right-hander took a shutout into the seventh inning before serving up a solo shot to Freddie Fermin. Mize delivered his second quality start in four outings on 88 pitches (63 strikes), and he'll take a 2.22 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 18:7 K:BB through 24.1 innings into his next trip to the mound, which is scheduled to come at home next weekend against the Orioles.
APRIL 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Freddy Fermin - Belts first homer of 2025 Fermin went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Tigers.
Impact The 29-year-old backstop supplied the only offense of the afternoon for the Royals, spoiling Casey Mize's shutout bid by launching a seventh-inning slider over the fence in left-center field. it was Fermin's first long ball of the season, and through 12 games he's batting .214 (6-for-28) with two RBI and four runs.
APRIL 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Seth Lugo - Takes loss despite quality start Lugo (1-3) took the loss Saturday, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks over 6.2 innings as the Royals fell 3-1 to the Tigers. He struck out five.
Impact The veteran right-hander delivered his second quality start in five outings on 105 pitches (68 strikes), but Kansas City's offense had trouble solving Casey Mize, magnifying the impact of Lugo's only real mistake -- a fifth-inning splitter that stayed up to Spencer Torkelson and got deposited in the left-field bullpen for a three-run homer. Lugo will take a 3.90 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 21:11 K:BB through 30 innings into his next outing, which lines up to come at home next weekend against the Astros.
APRIL 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Lineup adjustment sets stage for another big Tork homer DETROIT -- Spencer Torkelson’s three-run home run in the fifth inning broke open a scoreless duel between Seth Lugo and Casey Mize, sending...
APRIL 19, 2025 • MLB.COM
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APRIL 19, 2025 • MLB.COM
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