Tigers edge Royals 4‑3 on Dingler’s double

DETROIT (Interstat) — Dillon Dingler’s two-out double in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run as Detroit beat Kansas City 4-3 on Thursday night at Comerica Park in front of 35,548. The Royals took a 2-0 lead in the sixth on Isaac Collins’ homer, but the Tigers answered with three runs in the seventh on James Outman’s three-run shot. Kansas City tied it in the eighth on Josh Rojas’ RBI single before Dingler’s ground-rule double scored Hao-Yu Lee. Drew Anderson (4-4) earned the win with one inning of relief, allowing two hits and one earned run. Kyle Finnegan notched his second save with two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Steven Cruz (2-3) took the loss. Dingler went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI. Collins homered, drove in two runs and scored twice for Kansas City, which dropped to 43-61. Detroit improved to 49-54. Time of game was 2:46.