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Joakim Soria yielded a two-run homer to Justin Upton with two out in the eighth inning, and the Royals lost 6-5 to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Justin Upton homered in the second and added an RBI single in the third.
Detroit Tigers’ Jose Iglesias (1) slides home to score on a two-run single by Miguel Cabrera dur … But the Royals dropped four of the next five games, with each of the losses by one run and two in extra innings. On Friday night, Orlando singled home two runs in the eighth inning.
Orlando, who snapped an 0 for 17 skid with a single in the seventh, punched a single off Rodriguez to right, scoring Alcides Escobar and Jarrod Dyson. The Royals now stand at the back of the line among Wild Card contenders, tied with the Mariners at four games back of the Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers for the final Wild Card spot with the Yankees and Astros in between. Fulmer (10-6) permitted three runs on seven hits, including a two-run homer to Eric Hosmer, while walking one and striking out four.
Tigers left-hander Matt Boyd will be recalled Tuesday to start at the White Sox. Hosmer is on pace to set a new career high in runs batted in as well, as he’s now got 83 RBI on the year.
Royals: RHP Yordano Ventura is 6-0 with a 2.98 ERA in 10 games against the Tigers. “It was more precautionary, more than anything else”, Yost said.
ROCKIES 14, DIAMONDBACKS 7 Nick Hundley hit a grand slam and pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso also homered in a seven-run eighth inning that sent host Colorado past Arizona. “He looked healthy. We’ve got to figure out if we want to try to find another rehab start for him or whether to activate him”.
Terrance Gore ran for Salvador Perez in the seventh and swiped second base.
BREWERS 1, PIRATES 0 Six Milwaukee relievers picked up the slack when starter Junior Guerra’s return from the disabled list lasted less than four innings as the visiting Brewers edged Pittsburgh. He went on the disabled list August 1 with a lower back strain. The only good thing possibly I can think of is obviously the guys came back with the two runs.
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Tigers OF Cameron Maybin has not played since Monday because of a left thumb contusion. Braden Shipley (3-3) allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings in his first time facing Colorado. They haven’t had Lorenzo Cain or Mike Moustakas in this series and will likely not have Alex Gordon in left after he left Saturday’s game with a sore ankle. Hector Santiago (11-8) won for the first time in six starts since the Twins acquired him in late July from the Los Angeles Angels. The Royals counter with Yordano Ventura, who has a 3.03 ERA over his last ten starts, very similar to his second half of past year where he was very effective down the stretch.
