From today’s coverage by John Lowe in the Detroit Free Press, summing up the Royals three-game sweep of the Tigers in Kansas City:

1) They’ll miss Roy Halladay in their upcoming four-game series against Toronto. Even though Halladay’s turn to pitch would be Monday, the Blue Jays are giving him some extra rest. Of course, the Tigers just caught the same break with Zack Greinke and still got swept.

2) Jim Leyland won’t let them get complacent. The Tigers play Toronto and KC again before playing 13 of their final 16 against the Twins and White Sox. “If anybody starts believing how good they’ve been, the baseball gods will bite you,” Leyland said. “We’ve got a lot of baseball left before we play the two teams that are right behind us. So this is just beginning.”

3) Jarrod Washburn missed a turn to rest a sore left knee before holding the Royals to three runs over five innings Thursday. Leyland applauded the performance. Washburn said, “I felt today the same way I have. It’s painful — I’ll have to deal with it.”

4) Detroit’s bullpen allowed 11 earned runs in seven innings, during the KC series. “The bullpen had a terrible series, which can happen,” Leyland said. “They’ve done a fantastic job and will again.”

5) All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson is batting just .182 against lefthanders.

5 1/2) Nate Robertson, who has replaced Armando Galarraga in the rotation, pitches tonight against Toronto at Comerica Park, where the Tigers are 45-22.

Note: Check back here this afternoon for tonight’s starting lineups, as the Twins open a three-game series with Oakland.

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