Reeling Tigers lose 8th in 9 games Sunday
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Nick Loftin and John Rave homered, Kyle Isbel drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to eight games with an 11-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
The Royals’ winning streak is their longest since May 2024. Kansas City has won seven straight at home, only the fourth time in franchise history the team has completed an undefeated homestand of seven or more games.
Isbel drove in the first runs of the game with a two-run single, and Loftin added a three-run shot over the left-center field wall, putting Kansas City up 5-1.
Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez added RBI doubles in the fifth before Rave extended the Royals’ lead to 9-5 with a two-run shot to right field.
Isbel and Loftin added RBI singles in the eighth to cap the scoring as the Royals completed the three-game sweep.
John Schreiber (1-3) worked two-thirds of an inning in the fifth and earned his first win of the season.
Kevin McGonigle had an RBI double and a game-tying home run for the Tigers, who have lost eight of nine after getting within a game of .500 10 days ago. Gleyber Torres and Max Clark had run-scoring groundouts, Hao-Yu Lee added an RBI single and Ben Malgeri walked with the bases loaded in the seventh.
A fan attempts to catch a three-run homer hit by the Detroit Tigers’ Kevin McGonigle in the fifth inning against the Royals in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday. (AP photo)
Andrew Sears (0-1) made his MLB debut for Detroit and allowed five runs on six hits in four innings.
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