The Royals will be without 10 of the 26 players on their active roster for their upcoming trip to Toronto due to Canadian restrictions on travelers who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Detroit Tigers lost another starting pitcher to injury this weekend, opening a new hole in an already decimated rotation. Will they look to the minor leagues, free agency or even the trade market to fill that vacancy?

DETROIT Heres a haunting question for Detroit Tigers fans on Halloween: How did the 2011-2014 era not produce a World Series ring? The Washington Nationals won their first World Series title Wednesday, taking Game 7 from the Houston Astros. Price and Porcello won the World Series with the Boston Red Sox last year. Two years ago, Verlander won his first title with the Astros. His last appearance with the Tigers was blowing a save in a Game 163 tiebreaker against the Minnesota Twins, ending the Tigers season.

Anibal Sanchez, Max Scherzer and Fernando Rodney pitched 15.2 scoreless innings to help lead the Washington Nationals to a sweep of the St. Louis Cardnials in the NLCS. (Getty Images)DETROIT - Three Detroit Tigers pitchers were basically perfect -- including two near-no-hitters -- in the NLCS to lead the Washington Nationals to the World Series. Sanchez and Scherzer basically gave the Nationals a 2-0 series lead by themselves, setting up the possible four-game sweep in front of their home fans. As a cherry on top, former Tigers closer Fernando Rodney was also perfect in the series, pitching a scoreless eighth inning in Game 3. Rodney came in with an 8-1 lead and got a flyout before striking out St. Louis' two best hitters to essentially slam the door on a 3-0 series lead.

DETROIT Three former Detroit Tigers pitchers were basically perfect -- including two near-no-hitters -- in the NLCS to lead the Washington Nationals to the World Series. Sanchez and Scherzer basically gave the Nationals a 2-0 series lead by themselves, setting up the possible four-game sweep in front of their home fans. As a cherry on top, former Tigers closer Fernando Rodney was also perfect in the series, pitching a scoreless eighth inning in Game 3. Rodney came in with an 8-1 lead and got a flyout before striking out St. Louis' two best hitters to essentially slam the door on a 3-0 series lead. The Tigers face a long road back to contention, and it only makes it harder for fans to see former players competing for a World Series when they couldn't quite bring one to Detroit.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The underdogs prevailed in the National League Division Series with the St. Louis Cardinals taking down the 97-win Atlanta Braves and the wild-card Washington Nationals overcoming the 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers, both in five games. The Cardinals, who won the NL Central, will serve as the home team and host the Nationals in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series on Friday. St. Louis LF Marcell Ozuna led the team with five RBIs in the NLDS and matched Goldschmidt with a .429 batting average. PREDICTION: Nationals 5, Cardinals 4Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and Cameron Maybin are among the former Detroit Tigers players playing in the 2019 MLB playoffs. (Getty Images)DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers have been out of the playoff picture for five months, but several of the organization's former players made appearances in the first round of the MLB postseason. In all, nine former Tigers players and two former prominent prospects appeared in American League or National League division series games. It was a rough 2019 season for Miller, but the Cardinals wouldn't still be alive without him. (Photo byWhen Justin Verlander was first sent to Houston, Tigers fans rooted heartily for him to win a World Series.

DETROIT The Detroit Tigers have been out of the playoff picture for five months, but several of the organization's former players made appearances in the first round of the MLB postseason. In all, nine former Tigers players and two former prominent prospects appeared in American League or National League division series games. Here's a look at how all 11 fared in the first round of action. It was a rough 2019 season for Miller, but the Cardinals wouldn't still be alive without him. The last two years in Houston have been even better for Verlander than his MVP 2011 season in Detroit.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. The underdogs prevailed in the National League Division Series with the St. Louis Cardinals taking down the 97-win Atlanta Braves and the wild-card Washington Nationals overcoming the 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers, both in five games. The Cardinals, who won the NL Central, will serve as the home team and host the Nationals in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series on Friday. St. Louis LF Marcell Ozuna led the team with five RBIs in the NLDS and matched Goldschmidt with a .429 batting average. PREDICTION: Nationals 5, Cardinals 4

DETROIT – Through 24 games, the Detroit Tigers are 12-12 - but if you're looking at their pitching stats, 12 wins is actually surprising. Entering May, the Tigers rank dead last in Major League Baseball in ERA (5.19), runs allowed (133), opposing batting average (.271) and WHIP (1.52). The biggest culprits for the dreadful pitching performance are bullpen arm Anibal Sanchez and starter Jordan Zimmerman. Zimmerman, through 5 starts, has an ERA above 6, with 19 runs and 5 home runs allowed. The Tigers are currently 4th in the AL Central, but of course it's only May 1.

The first pit stop, a checkpoint, the time when former Tigers manager Sparky Anderson would start drawing conclusions about his team. The Tigers have since played three games, losing all three, including twice at home to the worst team in the NL. The Tigers' offense scored a total of four runs in those three games. Let's take a look at the starting pitching. Though they own the third-best record in the AL, the Tigers haven't put together a consistent run since starting 11-2.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Detroit Tigers won their second straight game over the Kansas City Royals Sunday and took back first place in the American League Central Division. Detroit carried a 1-0 lead through the 3rd inning, as Sanchez retired the entire Kansas City lineup in order the first time through. Kansas City got on the board in the 7th with a sacrifice fly from Erik Kratz. He saved 160 games for Kansas City from 2007-11.

When the Tigers welcomed the New York Yankees to Comerica Park Monday, they did so as the best team in baseball. Detroit entered the Yankees series averaging 5.7 runs per game. Warren, who has never thrown a quality start in his short career, stumped the Tigers' offense while the Yankees exploded for eight runs against Price. Detroit scored four times in the 1st inning without making much solid contact, as four of the first five batters reached via the free pass and eventually scored. But that doesn't overshadow the fact that this vaunted Tigers offense scored just seven runs in games started by Sabathia, Eovaldi and Warren.

That's the case for the Detroit Tigers (11-4) heading into Thursday afternoon's series finale against the New York Yankees (8-7). Now the Tigers will try to bounce back and avoid their first series loss of the young season in the final home game against the Yankees this year. Sanchez last saw the Yankees in August of 2013, allowing just two runs in seven innings and coming away with a win. Read: Joe Nathan leaves Triple-A game with arm painThursday's matchup won't be easy, as a struggling Tigers offense draws Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka. To send the Yankees packing with a 2-2 split, Sanchez will need to keep the ball in the park against a New York team leading MLB with 21 blasts through 15 games, including four against the Tigers.