The Detroit Tigers out scored the Kansas City Royals 6-5 Sunday, scoring two runs in the top of the 8th.
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Pinch hitter Ramon Cabrera’s two-run single in the seventh inning put the Reds ahead 4-1.
Davis, who just came off the disabled list and not pitched since July 22, blew his third save in 24 chances.
Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera celebrates with Detroit Tigers third base coach Dave Clark after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo.
Upton also doubled in a run in the second and now has seven home runs and 18 RBI in the past 14 games.
For the fourth time in six games during their homestand, Kansas City dropped a one-run contest on Sunday.
Alcides Escobar’s bases-loaded single in the eighth scored pinch-runner Terrance Gore and Salvador Perez for the final Kansas City runs. LHP Jason Vargas, who is rehabbing from 2015 elbow surgery, struck out 10 and walked none, while allowing two runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings in a Thursday start for Triple-A Omaha against Round Rock.
ORIOLES 8, YANKEES 0 Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 41st home run to cap a six-run second inning, and host Baltimore peppered NY with four long balls in a victory.
“Wade said (before the game), ‘I’m ready to close, ‘” Royals manager Ned Yost said. At Wrigley Field, Jon Lester’s bid for a no-hitter was broken up in the 7th by a Hunter Pence homer, but that was the only blemish in a 3-hit complete game win for Lester, his 15th, as the Cubs doubled up the Giants 2-1. He improved to 7-0 against the Tigers, including three wins this season, and is 4-0 overall in his past six starts.
NOTES: 3B Erick Aybar was a late scratch from the Tigers’ lineup because of a left abdominal soreness and replaced by Andrew Romine. “It’s kind of been a rough couple of games for us”.
“The 2-2 pitch to Hosmer, I threw it up and in”, Fulmer said. Paulo Orlando doubled home Dyson, but the lead was short-lived.
Escobar homered in the third, tying it at 1 and hiking his hitting streak to 12 games. “I guess four of them were infield hits; they didn’t get to the dirt”, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
The Tigers scored four runs off KC starter Edinson Volquez on seven hits and a walk.
J.D. Martinez – Hit his 20th home run of the season in the fourth inning.
TWINS 11, WHITE SOX 3 Miguel Sano and Trevor Plouffe each homered during an eight-run third inning, and Minnesota went deep four times.
Tigers: OF Cameron Maybin (left thumb contusion) has not played since Monday. OF Lorenzo Cain has not played since Tuesday because of a sore left wrist.
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RAYS 8, BLUE JAYS 3 Alex Cobb went five solid innings during his first start in two years, Logan Morrison hit a go-ahead two-run home run, and Tampa Bay beat visiting Toronto.
