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Miguel Cabrera injured in Tigers’ 3-1 loss to Royals

The first baseman’s 17th home run of the season lifted the Royals to their ninth win in 11 games, getting the defending champions back to.500.Alex Gordon extended his hitting streak to eight games with a tying home run in the eighth inning off Justin Wilson.

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In hot pursuit of a playoff spot, the Detroit Tigers can’t afford to lose slugger Miguel Cabrera.

Duffy leads the AL in WHIP (0.98) and ranks second with a 2.73 ERA and 5.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus takes the ball from relief pitcher Bruce Rondon in the eighth inn …

CINCINNATI – Chris Johnson drove in two runs with a homer and a double, former reliever David Phelps pitched into the sixth inning in his third start of the season and Miami won the opener of its four-game series against Cincinnati.

Hosmer broke up Anibal Sanchez’s no-hit bid with a double in the seventh inning after spoiling his flawless game bid with a walk in the fifth.

J.D. Martinez hit a solo homer in the seventh, but that was Kennedy’s only costly mistake. He allowed four hits, five runs (three of which were earned), and he struck out six batters.

In what’s bordering on a lost season for the defending World Series champions, the Royals have made a decision to take an expanded look at a player who could profile as a long-term middle-infield starter.

“We’ll wait and see how he feels tomorrow”, Ausmus said.

“I made a bad pitch to a good hitter”, Greene said.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who had replaced Cabrera at first base, fielded the bunt cleanly but hesitated before making a play, giving Mondesi an RBI single. J.D. Martinez hit into a force at second, but moved to third on a wild pitch and a fly ball. “I wasn’t thinking about the no-hitter”.

Tonight the Tigers looked to bounce back from a rough game Monday night from their offense. Duffy, though, struck out James McCann to end the inning. LHP Jason Vargas, who has missed the entire season after Tommy John surgery, was scheduled to start Wednesday night for Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Rougned Odor was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning as Texas rallied for a win over Oakland in 10 innings.

New Tigers shortstop Erick Aybar wore a No. 15 jersey on Wednesday.

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The teams finish their three-game series on Wednesday evening, with Kansas City’s Yordano Ventura (8-9, 4.60) facing Anibal Sanchez (6-12, 6.31). Royals starter Danny Duffy answered with a 1-2-3 inning of his own in the home half.

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