Buyers at deadline, Royals face Tigers, who dealt key pieces

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Kansas City and Detroit took vastly different approaches heading leading up to Tuesday's trade deadline.

Making a playoff push, the Royals added three relievers and a utility infielder. The Tigers were sellers, subtracting four veterans and acquiring seven minor leaguers.

The fortified Royals-- who in a virtual tie for the second American League wild-card spot -- and deplete