The Royals and Tigers both battled for the division in 2014, and both began rebuilds around 2017-18. Neither team has had a winning season since then, but that will likely change this year as the Royals have been baseball’s surprise turnaround story, and the Tigers have been one of the best second-half teams in baseball this year. In fact, both the Royals and Tigers are 30-23 since the All-Star Game - only the Astros have a better record in the American League over that time.
Detroit Tigers (76-73) vs. Kansas City Royals (82-67) at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Tigers: 4.