Final
Royals clip Tigers, complete sweep
Aug 31, 2012 - 3:46 AMVideo
Guthrie (3-3) allowed one run and scattered 10 hits with three strikeouts and no walks to snap a string of two straight no-decisions. He has not lost since Aug. 3.
Tim Collins and Aaron Crow finished off the eighth and Kelvin Herrera earned his first save with a scoreless ninth.
Alex Gordon crushed a solo home run and Johnny Giavotella added an RBI on a groundout for the Royals, who completed their first sweep of the division- rival Tigers since taking three straight from Sept. 8-10, 2009.
Rick Porcello (9-10) was saddled with the loss after allowing two runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts over five-plus innings. Jhonny Peralta knocked in the only run for the Tigers, who have lost four of their last six games.
The Royals broke a scoreless deadlock with a run in the fifth inning. Mike Moustakas started the inning with a double, Jeff Francoeur singled and Eric Hosmer walked to load the bases with no outs. Giavotella grounded into a fielder's choice which allowed Moustakas to score.
Gordon extended the Royals' lead to 2-0 after he led off the sixth with a towering shot to right-center field that just had enough juice to get over the wall.
Prince Fielder smacked a one-out single off Guthrie in the eighth and Delmon Young followed with a base hit to put runners on the corners. Collins came out of the bullpen and allowed an RBI base hit to Peralta, cutting the lead to 2-1.
Herrera walked pinch-hitter Alex Avila on four pitches to begin the ninth and Andy Dirks singled two batters later. But Herrera got Miguel Cabrera to ground into a game-ending 4-6-3 double play.
Game Notes
Gordon extended his hitting streak to eight games ... Hosmer has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games ... Francoeur snapped an 0-for-19 slump ... The Tigers were swept for the first time since losing three in a row to the Cleveland Indians from May 22-24 ... Detroit fell to 17-19 in one-run games and 20-49 when scoring four-or-less runs ... The Tigers finished 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 on base.
- DETROIT: 1
KANSAS CITY: 2
Final
Aug 30 10:56 PM - Billy Butler doubled to left. Runner on second with none out and Salvador Perez due up.
Tigers 0, Royals 2 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 30 9:52 PM - Johnny Giavotella ground into a fielder's choice, short to second scored Mike Moustakas with one out. Eric Hosmer out at second, Jeff Francoeur advances to third. Runners on first and third and Lorenzo Cain due up.
Tigers 0, Royals 1 Bot 5, 1 OutAug 30 9:37 PM - DETROIT: 0
KANSAS CITY: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 30 8:14 PM
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