Almonte had pitched the 10th, only allowing a walk, so Yost chose to leave him in the game.
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Colon atoned with his bat in the fifth. If the Cardinals, Pirates and Cubs finish 1-2-3 (in any order) that would be unprecedented. His fastball lacks its usual velocity and his entire arsenal suffers from imprecise command.
Kansas City’s Terrance Gore can fill a similar role. But he indicated on Saturday afternoon he did not need to choose. “And I don’t make those types of decisions rashly”. “We fought back and got a great win”.
“I didn’t think of it that way”.
The one-man barrage reduced the sting of an unsuccessful road trip. Detroit’s Kyle Ryan (2-3) faces Jeff Samardzija (9-13) in the opener, and Randy Wolf (0-3) starts for the Tigers against Erik Johnson (2-0) in the second game. Orlando doubled to left, Rios scored.
“He’s unbelievable”, Volquez said.
Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez, left, rounds the bases past…
Detroit scored three runs in the third, but Morales answered that with a solo homer the following inning. How could I let this bring me, back to my knees? In the fourth, Morales attacked a 95-mph fastball and powered it to left for an opposite-field solo shot. But from September 5-16 Cabrera hit just.105/.244/.132 with no RBI, one double, and only four hits with seven walks.
The Royals scrambled to score two runs in the seventh.
Holland hasn’t been routinely bad over the last month, saving seven of his last nine games, but three bad outings have left him with a 6.30 ERA in his last 12 games.
Both teams are 2½ games behind Houston for the AL’s second wild card. That tied the game. Jonny Gomes walked and was pinch ran for by Speedy Doo. On Alburquerque’s balk, J.Dyson to second. He’s good with men in scoring position. Bruce Rondon gave up a game-tying home run to Eric Hosmer in the eighth inning. Yost maintained his sense of calm.
“You don’t like it”, Yost said, “But at the same time we’ve gone through things like this all year”. But when they heat up again, that’s when we go on big runs. We have some guys right now who have cooled off with their bats right now.
“It was one of those days you just tip your cap”. Royals 3, Tigers 3. Michael Brantley went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.
Kansas City Royals’ Edinson Volquez pitches against the Detroit…
Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera pops out within the ninth inning of the Tigers’ Eight-1 loss to the Indians Friday at Comerica Park. K.Morales walked on a full count.
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Anthony Gose’s stolen base in the third marked his 21st of the season, which remains the most on the team. Hosmer soon plated Zobrist with a sacrifice fly. SF: V.Martinez. In the sixth inning of a 10-3 thrashing of the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, Morales provided the Royals with a rarity to complement one of the most destructive offensive performances in franchise history in a game Morales called the best of his career. RISP: Kansas City 1 for 6; Detroit 2 for 11. What’s odd about Morales’ line was that he had more runs (five) than RBIs (three) – the only hitter of the 10 to do that.
