Amid the Royals struggles, Vinnie Pasquantino continues to mash, homering again for the fifth straight day.

The Kansas City Royals arrived at Comerica Park with renewed momentum after finishing a successful 8-2 homestand. There are a lot of words to describe the Royals' hot stretch. Refreshing is certainly one that comes to mind. But it's clear the Royals have more work ahead to earn a postseason berth.

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Riley Greene hit his 30th homer as the Tigers rallied past the Royals 7-5, extending their win streak to four games.

Bobby Witt Jr. logged an RBI single and Salvador Perez added a two-run double. Both hits came in the third inning. The Royals didn't score again until the ninth; Vinnie Pasquantino homered in his fifth consecutive game in the loss.

Preview the Aug. 23 matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

It’s Friday, August 22 and the Royals (66-62) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (76-53). Ryan Bergert is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Casey Mize for Detroit.

Sommers wasn’t a particularly notable draft pick. The Rays selected him in the 11th round back in 2022 out of Central Arizona College. The six-foot-three, 250 pound JUCO standout received the minimum signing bonus, but from the start was punching out hitters and racking up ground balls at good clips in the A-ball ranks in 2023 and 2024.