Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run doubles and Dillon Dingler hit a solo homer as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3.

Heading into Sunday’s action, Detroit remains first in the AL Central, 11.5 games ahead of the Royals. KC is now 3.5 games back of the last Wild Card spot. Time: 1:40 p.m. ET

The Royals don’t have a large margin for error in their pursuit to chase down an American League Wild Card spot -- and they certainly didn't have room for mistakes against reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal.

The Tigers bounced back from a four-game losing streak, with Riley Greene driving in his 100th and 101st RBIs in a 5-3 win over the Royals.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers head to the Bronx this week with the AL Central all but locked up, leaving the real drama in how high they can climb in the playoff seeding race. If it feels like no one’s been talking about the American League Central race, that’s because the Tigers have it all but wrapped up.

Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run homers in a five-run eighth inning and Jack Flaherty pitched five scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers pulled away for an 11-1 victory over the host New York Yankees on Wednesday.

Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans is set to clear an important checkpoint in his recovery for a rotator cuff strain

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