Tigers Rally in 9th, Walk Off Royals in Wild Slugfest
DETROIT (Interstat) — Riley Greene’s two-run double tied the game and Colt Keith followed with a walk-off single as the Detroit Tigers stormed back to beat the Kansas City Royals 10-9 on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Tigers scored three times in the ninth off Royals reliever Lucas Erceg, who took the loss.
Kansas City’s Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer during a six-run seventh inning that gave the Royals a 9-6 lead. Detroit’s Dillon Dingler also homered, a two-run shot in the fifth. The teams combined for 27 hits before a crowd of 15,034.
Connor Seabold earned the win for Detroit. The Tigers improved to 10-9, while the Royals fell to 7-12.