The Royals transferred Cruz (personal) from the paternity list to the restricted list Sunday.
Flaherty (forearm) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Sunday and struck out one batter while allowing one hit and no walks over two scoreless innings in the Tigers' 4-2 loss to the Pirates in the season finale.
The Tigers optioned Hurter to the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Sunday.
Madden tossed three scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates.
Valencia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates.
Ryan (0-1) took the loss against the Pirates on Sunday, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts over 1.1 innings.
McGonigle went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates.
Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Guardians.
Erceg allowed a hit and struck out one over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Guardians.
Lynch allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out two without walking a batter over 5.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Guardians on Sunday.
Winds are blowing in about 10 mph at Kauffman Stadium and it's not hot yet in Kansas City, so the ball shouldn't carry too much. The Tigers will use an opener in Brenan Hanifee (zero ER allowed in four outings) with Drew Anderson as the bulk guy. Anderson has been good of late with one run allowed over his past 6.1 innings. The Royals' Noah Cameron is perfectly mediocre, but that Detroit lineup doesn't do much for me tonight. The Tigers are hitting only .210 vs. southpaws like Cameron this season.
