The Kansas City Royals will take on the Detroit Tigers, who have held the third-best record in MLB since June.

DETROIT — Riley Greene will be the designated hitter for the Detroit Tigers as they open up a homestand on Thursday night. The Tigers (48-54) open a four-game series against the Kansas City Royals (43-60) at 6:40 p.

In the latest episode of "One Royal Way," Joel Penfield, Josh Keiser and Jordan Foote discussed potential Kansas City Royals trades ahead of the deadline.

Bench coach Paul Hoover will serve as acting manager, while Vance Wilson shifts into the bench coach role and José Alguacil moves to third base coach as Kansas City begins a four-game set in Detroit. The Royals confirmed the temporary coaching changes Thursday morning before the opener.

The Kansas City Royals keep on fighting for wins.

Nick Loftin’s squeeze bunt with one out in the ninth inning scored Josh Rojas to give the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro is not with the team ahead of their 10-game road trip beginning Thursday against the Detroit Tigers. Quatraro is dealing with a personal matter, the Royals said.

The Kansas City Royals now sit 20 games below .500 this season.

One writer for The Athletic uses a Johnny Bench argument for why Kansas City Royals star Salvador Perez deserves a spot in the Hall of Fame.