St. Joseph Post
(AP) - Victor Reyes and Austin Meadows had RBI singles in the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Thursday.
With the game tied 2-2, pinch-hitter Eric Haase hit the first of three straight two-out singles off of reliever Jake Brentz, followed by Reyes and Meadows.
Miguel Cabrera had three of the Tigers’ nine hits, leaving him six shy of 3,000 for his career. All of Detroit’s hits were singles.
Joe Jimenez pitched a scoreless sixth, one of four Tigers relievers who combined to allow only one walk among the final 13 Kansas City batters. Gregory Soto worked the ninth for his second save. Hunter Dozier and Bobby Witt, Jr. tripled, but the Royals fall to 2-4 with their fourth straight loss.
The Royals and Tigers do battle again on Friday night at 7:10. Coverage starts at 6:30 on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3).