Cuthbert's RBI Single In 13th Lifts Royals Past Tigers, 2-1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Cheslor Cuthbert singled home Lorenzo Cain in the 13th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
The Royals won six of seven on their homestand and have the best home record in the American League at 25-8.
Salvador Perez led off the 13th with a single to right off left-hander Kyle Ryan (1-2), who was just promoted from Triple-A Toledo. Cain ran for Perez and advanced to second on Miguel Cabrera's error on Ryan's pickoff attempt.
After Kendrys Morales was walked intentionally walked, Paulo Orlando moved the runners with a sacrifice bunt. Ryan walked Brett Eibner intentionally to load the bases.
Chien-Ming Wang (4-0) allowed one hit in 1 2/3 innings to pick up the victory.
Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann, who threw 93 pitches in eight innings, had a three-ball count only on two batters - Cuthbert in the third and Orlando in the eight. Zimmerman yielded one run on four hits, walked one and struck out five.
Left-hander Justin Wilson replaced Zimmermann and hit speedy Jarrod Dyson with his first pitch. After Whit Merrifield popped up foul on a bunt, Wilson picked Dyson off first base and retired Alcides Escobar on a fly ball
Royals right-hander Chris Young threw six innings, matching his longest outing of the year, holding the Tigers to three hits and one run, while walking one and striking out seven. Young is 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 10 career outings against the Tigers.
Steven Moya's first major league home run to lead off the third was Young's only hiccup. Young has allowed 19 home runs 51 1/3 innings, but the past 14 have been with the bases empty.
Eibner's ground out in fifth scored Morales to tie the score at 1. Morales led off the inning with a single and stopped at third on Orlando's double to left. Eibner's grounder to shortstop Jose Iglesias got Morales' home.
After Young exited, Joakim Soria pitched a perfect seventh, while Kelvin Herrera struck out the side on 14 pitches in the eighth. Wade Davis walked one in a scoreless ninth.
TIGERS CALL UP TWO
The Tigers recalled RHP Bruce Rondon and LHP Kyle Ryan from Triple-A Toledo and put them in a beleaguered bullpen, which had allowed 18 runs in 6 2/3 innings the previous two games. LHPs Matt Boyd and Blaine Hardy were sent to the minors after the 16-5 loss Saturday to the Royals. Manager Brad Ausmus said a decision has not been finalized on who will start Thursday in Boyd's place.
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