Tigers Beat Royals 3-1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Max Scherzer held the Royals in check while pitching into the seventh inning, Ryan Raburn belted a two-run homer and a shaky Detroit Tigers bullpen held on for a 3-1 victory over Kansas City on Thursday night.
Scherzer (10-4) scattered four hits over the first six innings before a pair of singles put runners on first and second with two outs in the seventh. Phil Coke sprinted in from the bullpen to protect a 2-1 lead and promptly retired Mike Moustakas on a fly ball to center field to end the threat.
Joaquin Benoit survived a leadoff single by Brayan Pena in the eighth inning, and Don Kelly homered off Royals All-Star Aaron Crow in the bottom half to give Detroit a two-run cushion.
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