Tigers 7, Royals 5
To beat Zack Greinke, the Detroit Tigers needed one of their most unlikely home runs in years.
Will Rhymes hit his first major league homer and Alex Avila drove in three runs and made a spectacular defensive play to lead Detroit past the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Monday night.
With two outs in the sixth inning and Kansas City leading 5-4, Rhymes, a rookie generously listed at 5-foot-9, hit a two-run shot off Greinke to put the Tigers ahead. It was only the second home run allowed by the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner in his last eight starts.
