Wacha shines on mound, Witt hits an inside-the-park homer, and Royals cruise 5-1 over the Tigers
- On Saturday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-1 at Kauffman Stadium, powered by Michael Wacha's seven scoreless innings and Bobby Witt's inside-the-park home run.
- Tigers manager Hinch turned to a "pitching chaos" strategy using an opener, necessitated by the absence of reigning American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, who remains on the injured list.
- Wacha stifled the Tigers, allowing two hits across seven innings, while Michael Massey extended the Royals' lead with a three-run home run in the fourth inning.
- Detroit suffered its 12th defeat in the past 19 games, compounded by right fielder Kerry Carpenter exiting early with left shoulder soreness after slamming into the wall.
- The Tigers will attempt to avoid a series sweep Sunday night at 7:20 p.m. on Peacock, relying on a bullpen-only game without left-hander Framber Valdez.
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Wacha shines on mound, Witt hits an inside-the-park homer, and Royals cruise 5-1 over the Tigers
Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an inside-the-park home run on a grounder and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1.
Michael Wacha dominates, Royals extend Tigers’ skid to 5 games
Michael Wacha allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. sped his way to a two-run inside-the-park homer and Michael Massey broke things open with a conventional three-run shot Saturday night, as the host Kansas City Royals beat the scuffling Detroit Tigers 5-1.Wacha (4-2), who turns 35 in July and boasts an ERA of 2.63, yielded only a single to Kerry Carpenter and a double from Spencer Torkelson, walking two and striking out …
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Jackson Progress-ArgusMichael Wacha dominates, Royals extend Tigers' skid to 5 games
Michael Wacha allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. sped his way to a two-run inside-the-park homer and Michael Massey broke things open with a conventional three-run shot Saturday night, as the host Kansas City Royals beat…
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