KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Nick Loftin homered and drove in four runs to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 11-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

Loftin finished 3 for 4, including a three-run homer in a five-run second inning, as Kansas City improved to 58-74. John Rave added a two-run homer, and Kyle Isbel drove in three runs. Salvador Perez and Vinnie Pasquantino each doubled in a four-run fifth inning.

Detroit rallied with four runs in the fifth to tie it at 5, but Kansas City answered with four in the bottom half. Kevin McGonigle homered and drove in three runs, and Hao-Yu Lee had two hits and an RBI. The Tigers, who fell to 62-69, added single runs in the sixth and seventh. The Royals added two runs in the eighth. Detroit had 10 hits; Kansas City had 12.

John Schreiber earned the win with two-thirds of a scoreless inning, improving to 1-3. Andrew Sears took the loss, falling to 0-1. Daniel Lynch IV allowed four hits and two earned runs over 4 1/3 innings, striking out two. Nate Pearson, Connor Thomas and Steven Cruz each threw scoreless relief. Attendance was 21,269. Game time was 2:53.