Daniel Norris threw six-plus innings and was charged with three runs on four hits for the Tigers, and Edinson Volquez went 6 2/3 frames while allowing four runs on seven hits for the Royals.
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Ian Kinsler belted his 25th home run to lead off the Tigers’ ninth off rookie Brooks Pounders.
Davis, who just came off the disabled list and not pitched since July 22, blew his third save in 24 chances.
Cabrera hit a 439-foot shot, his 29th home run, off Peter Moylan in the seventh, and also had an RBI single in Detroit’s three-run third.
After Saturday’s 5-2 win, Kansas City is just three games behind the Tigers.
Detroit Tigers’ Jose Iglesias (1) slides home to score on a two-run single by Miguel Cabrera dur …
Shane Greene pitched a scoreless eighth and Francisco Rodriguez survived a dramatic ninth to clinch the win.
“He was really smart”, Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Successive bunt singles by Raul Mondesi and Jarrod Dyson led to a run in the fifth as Cuthbert’s two-out single scored Mondesi. Detroit’s rookie starter Michael Fulmer took the loss with three runs given up over six frames on seven hits while Kyle Ryan gave up two more to put the game out of reach. “We just couldn’t capitalize on a couple of opportunities in the Yankees series”. Norris comes in off of an 8-4 victory versus the White Sox with three runs plated over five innings of work.
The Royals purchased the contract of INF Hunter Dozier, a 2013 first-round pick who hit 23 HRs with 75 RBIs this season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha.
Tigers: 3B Erick Aybar was scratched with left abdominal soreness, which he aggravated while running the bases Friday. He did not have an assist or putout against the Royals.
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. Saupold made his big league debut with Detroit this season, going 1-1 with a 7.45 ERA in six relief appearances, but spent most of the season with Triple-A Toledo, where he went 7-2 with a 2.30 ERA in 18 games, including 11 starts.
Tigers: OF Cameron Maybin has been out since Monday with a bruised left thumb. Norris gave up a walk and a hit to open the inning before manager Brad Ausmus brought the hook. “It buzzed him every once in a while, which is normal”. OF Lorenzo Cain has not played since Tuesday because of a sore left wrist.
Ventura (10-9) threw 53 strikes and 52 balls in six innings, allowing one run and six hits with six walks and a wild pitch.
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METS 3, NATIONALS 1 Curtis Granderson and James Loney came through with big hits to back Robert Gsellman, and NY got another gritty start from an unheralded rookie in its banged-up rotation. The Royals counter with Yordano Ventura, who has a 3.03 ERA over his last ten starts, very similar to his second half of a year ago where he was very effective down the stretch.
