The Detroit Tigers will be looking for their fifth consecutive win on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park, as the Kansas City Royals remain in town for the final tilt of a three-game set.
Strikeout artist Max Scherzer will be on the mound for Detroit, while 28-year-old lefty Everett Teaford will make his fourth start of the season for the Royals. The 7-5 Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled start earlier in the week with a hamstring injury, but does not expect to feel any lingering effects from the injury. "If push came to shove I could’ve pitched today," Scherzer told the Detroit Free Press back on July 3. "They felt that if I skipped a start, that would be the best formula for me and the team."
With a chance to keep their streak alive and also move to two games above .500 at the season's unofficial midpoint, the Tigers will definitely look to attack a pitcher in Teaford who recorded a whopping 17 fly-ball outs in his previous start against Toronto. Teaford recorded the only save of his MLB career after tossing three innings of one-hit ball in relief against the Tigers last season, but will face a much stouter test as the game's opening pitcher on Sunday.
Here are the starting lineups for game three:
Tigers
1. Austin Jackson - CF
2. Quintin Berry - LF
3. Miguel Cabrera - 3B
4. Prince Fielder - 1B
5. Delmon Young - DH
6. Brennan Boesch - RF
7. Jhonny Peralta - SS
8. Alex Avila - C
9. Ramon Santiago - 2B
Max Scherzer - SP
Royals
1. Alex Gordon - LF
2. Alcides Escobar - SS
3. Eric Hosmer - 1B
4. Billy Butler - DH
5. Yuniesky Betancourt - 2B
6. Mike Moustakas - 3B
7. Jeff Francoeur - RF
8. Salvador Perez - C
9. Jarrod Dyson - CF
Everett Teaford - SP
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