The written preview lands about a day and a half before the game, once the lineups, the injuries and the market have settled. Until then the boards below carry the matchup: recent form, how the two sides compare, and where each of them sits.
The full preview, matchup keys, probable starters and the storylines to watch, posts closer to game time, once lineups are set.
Each side's most recent results, newest first, with the score and who they played. These reach back into last season where a club has not played five yet, which is why every row carries its date.
Detroit Tigers
Rockies
TwinsTwinsTwins
Guardians
Chicago White Sox
Cardinals
PiratesPiratesPiratesTwinsWhere both sides sit in the division they share, with each marked.
Chicago White Sox75-72.510L4Cleveland Guardians75-73.507W1Minnesota Twins69-78.469L2Detroit Tigers68-79.463W2
Kansas City Royals66-82.446W2Taken from each club's most recent lineup. The official cards post 2 to 3 hours before first pitch, so a name here can still be scratched, and the batting order is the likelier thing to move than the nine men in it.
Detroit Tigers
Kevin McGonigle#7LHB.273coldThird base
Gleyber Torres#25RHB.268Designated hitter
Spencer Torkelson#20RHBFirst base
Ben Malgeri#53RHBLeft field
Dillon Dingler#13RHBCatcherChicago White Sox
Chase Meidroth#10RHB.269Second base
Munetaka Murakami#5LHBFirst base
Miguel Vargas#20RHB.247Third base
Colson Montgomery#12LHBShortstop
Andrew Benintendi#23LHBPinch hitter
