ROYALS 6, TIGERS 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lorenzo Cain had a huge night and wanted more.
Cain went 4 for 4 with a home run and Yordano Ventura pitched six scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Tuesday.
Needing a triple in his final at-bat to complete the cycle, Cain sliced a single to right field and was out trying to stretch it into a double in the eighth inning.
"I wanted it bad," Cain said about the cycle. "(Jarrod) Dyson definitely reminded me before I went up to hit. I was looking to drive a ball to right-center or right field somewhere. Unfortunately I didn't hit it hard enough to get it to the gap. I ended up sliding in for a single."
Cain, who raised his average to .316, led off the sixth with his 12th home run, a mammoth shot to left field.
"It felt amazing," he said. "It was a curveball. They've definitely been throwing me a lot of off speed lately, far more than I've ever seen in my life. I was trying to adjust and stay on it, wait back. I was definitely sitting on off speed there. I ended up putting a good swing on it and it went out of the park."
Mike Moustakas snapped an 0-for-18 drought with a home run to right with Kendrys Morales aboard in the same inning.
Ventura (7-7), who is 3-1 since the All-Star break, limited the Tigers to 2 hits but walked a career-high 6 and struck out 8, matching his season high.
"Ventura wasn't crazy wild," Royals Manager Ned Yost said. "He was not missing by much. He stayed confident, stayed calm and continued to make pitches."
Eric Hosmer hit a two-run home run in the first, giving him 21 RBI in the opening inning.
Anibal Sanchez (10-10) yielded all three home runs, bringing his season total to 28 -- tied for most in the American League. Sanchez yielded only 13 home runs combined in the past two seasons.
"I don't know what to say about it," Sanchez said. "I don't know what's happened. I don't get rattled. I just give up the home runs."
Moustakas also stroked a run-scoring single in the eighth for his third three-RBI game of the year.
The Tigers snapped a season-worst 17-inning scoreless drought with a run in the seventh against reliever Franklin Morales. Pinch-hitter Rajai Davis' sacrifice fly scored Jefry Marte, who led off with a double.
Luke Hochevar worked 2 2/3 spotless innings for his first save since Aug. 8, 2013, against Boston.
BLUE JAYS 4, ATHLETICS 2 Jose Bautista hit a solo home run, Drew Hutchison pitched seven strong innings and host Toronto won its ninth consecutive game, beating Oakland. Hutchison (11-2) allowed 2 runs and 4 hits in 7-plus innings.
WHITE SOX 3, ANGELS 0 Carlos Rodon threw seven scoreless innings, Trayce Thompson hit his first career home run and Chicago beat visiting Los Angeles. Rodon (5-4) struck out a career-high 11, allowing 4 hits and finishing 7 innings for the first time for the White Sox.
TWINS 3, RANGERS 2 Eduardo Escobar's two-out double in the ninth inning drove in the winning run, capping a late rally by host Minnesota for a much-needed victory over Texas. Joe Mauer and Miguel Sano tied the game with RBI doubles in the eighth.
INDIANS 5, YANKEES 4 (16) Michael Brantley's RBI single with one out in the 16th inning lifted host Cleveland to a victory over skidding New York, which lost its fourth consecutive and had its lead in the AL East over Toronto trimmed to one-half game.
INTERLEAGUE
RAYS 2, BRAVES 0 Erasmo Ramirez pitched efficiently into the eighth inning for his first victory in more than a month, Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run home run in the seventh and host Tampa Bay beat Atlanta. Ramirez (9-4) gave up 5 hits and no walks.
MARLINS 5, RED SOX 4 (10) Dee Gordon tripled to lead off the 10th inning and scored on a walk-off base hit by Justin Bour to lift Miami to a come-from-behind victory over visiting Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
METS 4, ROCKIES 0 Matt Harvey pitched four-hit ball for eight innings, Ruben Tejada had a go-ahead single in the sixth and host New York beat Colorado for the eighth consecutive time at Citi Field. Harvey (11-7) was dominant for a fourth consecutive start.
CUBS 6, BREWERS 3 Anthony Rizzo and Jorge Soler each drove in two runs, Dan Haren picked up his first victory and Chicago won for the 11th time in 12 games, beating visiting Milwaukee.
DIAMONDBACKS 13, PHILLIES 1 David Peralta hit a grand slam in an 11-run second inning and tied a career high with five RBI, leading host Arizona to a victory over Philadelphia.
Sports on 08/12/2015