The AL Central was supposed to be a weak division, but we are nearly at Memorial Day weekend, and four of the five teams are at .500 or better. The Detroit Tigers have been rebuilding in parallel with the Royals, and have improved to .500 this year, but that puts them in fourth place in the division.
Detroit Tigers (23-23) vs. Kansas City Royals (29-19) at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Tigers: 4.20 runs scored/game (18th in MLB), 3.83 runs allowed/game (10th)
Royals: 4.60 runs scored/game (11th), 3.46 runs allowed/game (3rd)
The Tigers have had much better success developing young pitchers than the Royals, but have struggled more on offense.