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04/28 15:05 CDT Wenceel Prez hits a 2-run drive for 1st big league homer as
the Tigers beat the Royals 4-1
Wenceel Prez hits a 2-run drive for 1st big league homer as the Tigers beat
the Royals 4-1
By DAVE HOGG
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) --- Wenceel Prez hit a two-run drive for his first major league
homer, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday.
Jake Rogers also homered for the Tigers, who have won five of seven. It was
Detroit's 10th come-from-behind win of the season.
The Royals have lost two in a row after a four-game winning streak.
Detroit left-hander Tarik Skubal (4-0) pitched seven innings of one-run ball.
He struck out six while improving to 2-7 with a 4.65 ERA in 12 career games
against the Royals.
Jason Foley pitched the ninth for his ninth save.
Royals right-hander Michael Wacha (1-3) permitted four runs and nine hits in 5
2/3 innings.
Kansas City took a 1-0 lead on Bobby Witt Jr.'s RBI single in the first, but
Prez put Detroit in front with a drive to right in the bottom half.
The Tigers made it 3-1 in the second when Rogers singled, took third on Parker
Meadows' double and scored on Riley Greene's sacrifice fly.
Rogers added his second homer of the season in the sixth, and Skubal stranded
runners on first and third in the seventh.
Kansas City's Salvador Perez walked in the ninth, extending his on-base streak
to 18 games.
UP NEXT
Royals: Start a three-game series Monday in Toronto. Kansas City is expected to
call up RHP Jonathan Bowlan (2024 debut) from Triple-A Omaha to face RHP Yariel
Rodriguez (0-1, 3.86 ERA).
Tigers: Start a three-game series Monday against St. Louis. RHP Kenta Maeda
(0-1, 5.96 ERA) is scheduled to start against Cardinals LHP Steven Matz (1-2,
5.55 ERA).
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