DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers had to make an unexpected pitching change just minutes into Tuesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals.
But that didn't phase the Tigers, who got two home runs apiece from JaCoby Jones and John Hicks in a 13-2 victory. Detroit hit six homers in all, knocking Kansas City starter Jason Vargas out after just two innings.
The Tigers set a season-high for home runs and snapped a five-game losing streak.
"We needed it," said Hicks, who finished with three hits, four RBI and a walk. "It's a whole different feeling in here after a win. It had been a rough stretch, and we came out here and scored runs."
Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez, who recently came off the disabled list with a hamstring injury, threw only five pitches in the first inning and got hit by leadoff hitter Whit Merrifield's single. Sanchez, who was charged with one earned run when Merrifield later scored, left the game with a right calf contusion.
"First of all, you want to be able to make it through the game. You want to be able to get enough innings from the `pen," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "If this wasn't September, that would be a much larger issue."
Reliever Myles Jaye (1-0) replaced Sanchez and pitched 2 1/3 innings. He allowed one hit, two walks and a wild pitch, leaving in the third inning with the Tigers holding a 7-1 lead.
"It was definitely weird," Royals centerfielder Lorenzo Cain said of the early pitching change. "When you look at video all day, you're studying Sanchez. For him to get knocked out in the first inning, I didn't really know much about the other guy. You just go on the fly."
After the Royals took a 1-0 lead on Melky Cabrera's fielder's choice, it was all Tigers.
Detroit scored seven runs in the second inning to take command. Jeimer Candelario had a two-run double, followed by Alex Presley's RBI single, Jones' two-run homer and Mikie Mahtook's two-run homer.
Hicks' two-run homer in the fourth made it 9-1 and Jose Iglesias' solo shot in the fifth pushed it to 10-1. Jones had his second homer, a solo blast, in the seventh, and Hicks hit another home run in the eighth.
"You've got a lot of guys in here fairly new to this, and guys who are fighting to make the team for next year, trying to make an impression," Hicks said. "To have everyone play a part, that's huge."
Cain had a solo home run for the Royals in the sixth, making it 10-2.
"It's just a loss," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "These games are a lot easier to forget than games where you lose by one run. We just got blown out. There's not much you can do about it."
Vargas (14-10) took the loss, allowing seven runs, six hits and a walk.
TRAINERS ROOM
Tigers: Sanchez tried to throw a few pitches after being hit in the first. He could not apply pressure to his leg, though. X-rays were negative.
"It's no big deal," Sanchez said. "It hit me pretty good. When I pushed off with my foot, I got a jolt through my knee and ankle."
ROYALS TIE HR RECORD
Cain's homer was the 168th by Kansas City, tying a club season record set in 1987.
"I guess it's a special time," Cain said. "I didn't know that, so you caught me off-guard. We've hit a lot more homers this year, got a lot more power on this team."
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Jason Hammel (7-10, 4.80 ERA) faces the Tigers on Wednesday.
Tigers: LHP Matthew Boyd (5-8, 5.92) takes on the Royals.
But that didn't phase the Tigers, who got two home runs apiece from JaCoby Jones and John Hicks in a 13-2 victory. Detroit hit six homers in all, knocking Kansas City starter Jason Vargas out after just two innings.
The Tigers set a season-high for home runs and snapped a five-game losing streak.
"We needed it," said Hicks, who finished with three hits, four RBI and a walk. "It's a whole different feeling in here after a win. It had been a rough stretch, and we came out here and scored runs."
Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez, who recently came off the disabled list with a hamstring injury, threw only five pitches in the first inning and got hit by leadoff hitter Whit Merrifield's single. Sanchez, who was charged with one earned run when Merrifield later scored, left the game with a right calf contusion.
"First of all, you want to be able to make it through the game. You want to be able to get enough innings from the `pen," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "If this wasn't September, that would be a much larger issue."
Reliever Myles Jaye (1-0) replaced Sanchez and pitched 2 1/3 innings. He allowed one hit, two walks and a wild pitch, leaving in the third inning with the Tigers holding a 7-1 lead.
"It was definitely weird," Royals centerfielder Lorenzo Cain said of the early pitching change. "When you look at video all day, you're studying Sanchez. For him to get knocked out in the first inning, I didn't really know much about the other guy. You just go on the fly."
After the Royals took a 1-0 lead on Melky Cabrera's fielder's choice, it was all Tigers.
Detroit scored seven runs in the second inning to take command. Jeimer Candelario had a two-run double, followed by Alex Presley's RBI single, Jones' two-run homer and Mikie Mahtook's two-run homer.
Hicks' two-run homer in the fourth made it 9-1 and Jose Iglesias' solo shot in the fifth pushed it to 10-1. Jones had his second homer, a solo blast, in the seventh, and Hicks hit another home run in the eighth.
"You've got a lot of guys in here fairly new to this, and guys who are fighting to make the team for next year, trying to make an impression," Hicks said. "To have everyone play a part, that's huge."
Cain had a solo home run for the Royals in the sixth, making it 10-2.
"It's just a loss," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "These games are a lot easier to forget than games where you lose by one run. We just got blown out. There's not much you can do about it."
Vargas (14-10) took the loss, allowing seven runs, six hits and a walk.
TRAINERS ROOM
Tigers: Sanchez tried to throw a few pitches after being hit in the first. He could not apply pressure to his leg, though. X-rays were negative.
"It's no big deal," Sanchez said. "It hit me pretty good. When I pushed off with my foot, I got a jolt through my knee and ankle."
ROYALS TIE HR RECORD
Cain's homer was the 168th by Kansas City, tying a club season record set in 1987.
"I guess it's a special time," Cain said. "I didn't know that, so you caught me off-guard. We've hit a lot more homers this year, got a lot more power on this team."
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Jason Hammel (7-10, 4.80 ERA) faces the Tigers on Wednesday.
Tigers: LHP Matthew Boyd (5-8, 5.92) takes on the Royals.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | KC | DET |
| Merrifield reached on infield single to pitcher, Merrifield to second on throwing error by pitcher Sánchez. | 0 | 0 |
| Jaye relieved Sánchez. | 0 | 0 |
| Merrifield to third on wild pitch by Jaye. | 0 | 0 |
| Cain walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to first, Merrifield scored, Cain out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Hosmer lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jason Vargas pitching for Kansas City | KC | DET |
| Kinsler flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Myles Jaye pitching for Detroit | KC | DET |
| Moustakas doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Moss grounded out to first, Moustakas to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Escobar popped out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Vargas pitching for Kansas City | KC | DET |
| McCann hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| Hicks walked, McCann to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Candelario doubled to deep left center, McCann and Hicks scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Presley singled to center, Candelario scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Jones homered to right (375 feet), Presley scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Kinsler singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Mahtook homered to left center (412 feet), Kinsler scored. | 1 | 7 |
| Castellanos singled to left. | 1 | 7 |
| McCann grounded into fielder's choice to third, Castellanos out at second. | 1 | 7 |
| Hicks grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| 7 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Myles Jaye pitching for Detroit | KC | DET |
| Merrifield lined out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| Cain walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Hardy relieved Jaye. | 1 | 7 |
| Cabrera popped out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Hosmer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Cain out at second. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Kansas City | KC | DET |
| Cahill relieved Vargas. | 1 | 7 |
| Candelario struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Presley walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Iglesias singled to left, Presley to third. | 1 | 7 |
| Kinsler grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Hardy pitching for Detroit | KC | DET |
| Pérez popped out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Moustakas grounded out to first. | 1 | 7 |
| Moss struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Kansas City | KC | DET |
| Mahtook struck out swinging, Mahtook safe at first on wild pitch by Cahill. | 1 | 7 |
| Mahtook stole second. | 1 | 7 |
| Castellanos grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| McCann popped out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Hickshomered to center (405 feet), Mahtook scored. | 1 | 9 |
| Candelario struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Hardy pitching for Detroit | KC | DET |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| Merrifield flied out to left. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Kansas City | KC | DET |
| Presley flied out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| Iglesias homered to left (362 feet). | 1 | 10 |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Stumpf pitching for Detroit | KC | DET |
| Stumpf relieved Hardy. | 1 | 10 |
| Cain homered to left center (391 feet). | 2 | 10 |
| Cabrera walked. | 2 | 10 |
| Bonifacio ran for Cabrera. | 2 | 10 |
| Hosmer fouled out to third. | 2 | 10 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Moustakas struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andres Machado pitching for Kansas City | KC | DET |
| Torres at second base. | 2 | 10 |
| Orlando in center field. | 2 | 10 |
| Bonifacio in right field. | 2 | 10 |
| Butera catching. | 2 | 10 |
| Cuthbert at third base. | 2 | 10 |
| Mondesi at shortstop. | 2 | 10 |
| Machado relieved Cahill. | 2 | 10 |
| Mahtook singled to center. | 2 | 10 |
| Castellanos reached on infield single to shortstop, Mahtook to second. | 2 | 10 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Hicks singled to center, Mahtook scored, Castellanos to third. | 2 | 11 |
| Candelario fouled out to third. | 2 | 11 |
| Presley grounded out to second. | 2 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew VerHagen pitching for Detroit | KC | DET |
| VerHagen relieved Stumpf. | 2 | 11 |
| Soler hit for Moss. | 2 | 11 |
| Soler walked. | 2 | 11 |
| Mondesi struck out swinging. | 2 | 11 |
| Gordon lined into double play, second to first, Soler doubled off first. | 2 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andres Machado pitching for Kansas City | KC | DET |
| Gallagher catching. | 2 | 11 |
| Butera at first base. | 2 | 11 |
| Jones homered to left (386 feet). | 2 | 12 |
| Machado hit for Iglesias. | 2 | 12 |
| Machado fouled out to first. | 2 | 12 |
| Romine hit for Kinsler. | 2 | 12 |
| Romine grounded out to first. | 2 | 12 |
| Mahtook singled to right. | 2 | 12 |
| Castellanos grounded out to third. | 2 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | KC | DET |
| Romine at second base. | 2 | 12 |
| Holaday catching. | 2 | 12 |
| Machado at shortstop. | 2 | 12 |
| Wilson relieved VerHagen. | 2 | 12 |
| Torres singled to center. | 2 | 12 |
| Orlando grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Torres out at second. | 2 | 12 |
| Bonifacio grounded into fielder's choice to second, Orlando out at second. | 2 | 12 |
| Bonifacio to second on wild pitch by Wilson. | 2 | 12 |
| Gallagher grounded out to second. | 2 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andres Machado pitching for Kansas City | KC | DET |
| Holaday lined out to right. | 2 | 12 |
| Hicks homered to left center (395 feet). | 2 | 13 |
| Candelario grounded out to second. | 2 | 13 |
| Presley grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Victor Alcantara pitching for Detroit | KC | DET |
| V Alcantara relieved Wilson. | 2 | 13 |
| Butera struck out looking. | 2 | 13 |
| Cuthbert grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 13 |
| Soler hit by pitch. | 2 | 13 |
| Mondesi singled to right, Soler to second. | 2 | 13 |
| Gordon popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Merrifield 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .281 | .315 | .456 |
Torres 2B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .309 | .302 |
| Cain CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .297 | .360 | .446 |
Orlando CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .164 | .193 | .164 |
| Cabrera RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .296 | .335 | .446 |
Bonifacio PR-RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .320 | .431 |
| Hosmer 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .317 | .383 | .501 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .375 | .474 | .625 | |
| Pérez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .263 | .293 | .480 |
Butera C-1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .252 | .302 | .353 |
| Moustakas 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .278 | .315 | .545 |
Cuthbert 3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .271 | .317 |
| Moss DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .199 | .282 | .419 |
a-Soler PH-DH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .154 | .260 | .275 |
| Escobar SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .237 | .260 | .323 |
Mondesi SS
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .130 | .184 | .196 |
| Gordon LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .196 | .279 | .280 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 143 | |||
| a-walked for B Moss in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Moustakas (22, Jaye) HR: Cain (14, 6th inning off Stumpf 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Cabrera (77), Cain (45) Royals RISP: 0-6 (Cabrera 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Escobar 0-1, Moss 0-1, Gallagher 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP SÁNCHEZ (LEG) LEFT GAME TOP 1ST |
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 22,547 (54.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Cory Blaser, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
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