Kansas City 1, at Detroit 2

DETROIT (Interstat) — In a tense, low-scoring affair defined by stellar starting pitching and a decisive late swing, the Detroit Tigers edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night at Comerica Park, securing their second consecutive one-run victory in the series. A crowd of 19,609 watched as the game’s pivotal moment arrived in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score knotted at 1. Facing Royals reliever Eli Morgan, Detroit’s Wenceel Pérez, who entered the game as a defensive replacement, drove a solo home run over the right-field fence. The 386-foot blast, Pérez’s first of the season, broke… Read more...