Kansas City Royals’ Alcides Escobar swings for a strike during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Miguel Cabrera homered and had a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Davis’s first pitch hit Ian Kinsler, who stopped at third on Jose Iglesias’ single before Cabrera – who homered among his three hits and had four RBIs – drove them both in. “We came through right there”. It’s definitely a September feel. They’re in the hunt, we’re in the hunt. J.D. Martinez hit his 20th home run of the season in the fourth, a solo shot, and when Upton took the lead in the eighth, the Tigers had five players with 20 or more home runs for the first time since 1997. The seven losses are a career high for Soria.
Daniel Norris – His final line didn’t look as good as he pitched, but for the first six innings he looked really great, keeping the pitch count manageable and striking out seven. “Sometimes you have to tip your cap to the hitter”.
Volquez’s ERA climbed again last Tuesday after he allowed four runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings against the New York Yankees.
The Tigers insured their slim lead in the seventh inning, when Andrew Romine doubled off Eric Hosmer’s back-handed attempt at first base with two outs.
In his last 12 games, which have seen the Tigers go 9-3, Upton is hitting.364/.440/.841 with six homers and 15 RBI. So, we know that nobody’s out of the game. Alex Gordon had a two-run single, while Kendrys Morales contributed a run-scoring single. “They’re not out of it, no matter how many runs, so we’ve just got to stay mentally locked in”. Before Dyson bounced to second, he drove a ball just outside the right-field foul pole. The Royals asked for a review.
“Wade said (before the game), ‘I’m ready to close, ‘” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “I don’t think it was much more”. “We had opportunities. We got on base plenty against him”. We just thought let NY look at it and see what they think.
That mental error proved moot when Paulo Orlando followed with a double to leftfield to tie the game.
Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez gave up three unearned runs and five hits over five innings. The Tigers will recall LHP Matt Boyd to start Tuesday’s game at the White Sox.
Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy, who went 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in August, will start Monday at Minnesota in the opener of a six-game trip.
Tigers: OF Cameron Maybin (left thumb contusion) has not played since Monday. RHP Mike Pelfrey (lower back strain) gave up nine hits in 3 1/3 innings in a rehab start Saturday for Triple-A Toledo at Columbus. “He felt it a little bit today, swinging”, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. “His velocity was good”.
“It’s the last month and we gotta keep fighting”, Cabrera said.
The Royals are still without Lorenzo Cain, who has been out the last few days with a wrist injury.
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Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer is 0-1 with a 1.98 ERA in two appearances against the Royals.
