Detroit, MI- Dick Drago pitched eight strong innings, inducing a huge double play in the process, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tigers, 3-2 at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers (47-33) saw their five-game winning streak snapped.
Drago was in big trouble in the eighth inning, with the Tigers putting runners on first and third with one out and the Royals clinging to a 3-2 lead. But despite the infield playing halfway in, Bill Freehan managed to hit into a 4-6-3 double play to end the frame.
Tom Burgmeier and Al Fitzmorris pitched the ninth, with the latter registering the save. The Tigers got a leadoff single in the ninth from pinch-hitter Ike Brown, but Fitzmorris relieved Burgmeier and set down the next three Tigers hitters in order.
Freehan's 12th home run of the year in the first inning, a two-run shot, staked the Tigers to an early 2-0 lead.
The Royals answered with an unearned run in the second off Tigers starter and loser Tom Timmermann (8-9), and added two more runs in the third inning on an RBI single from Lou Piniella and a run-scoring double from Detroit native John Mayberry.
Drago took over from there, pitching through the eighth inning while allowing just two more hits.
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KC 012 000 000 3-8-0
DET 200 000 000 2-9-1
WP: Drago
SV: Fitzmorris
LP: Timmermann (8-9)
HR: Freehan (DET; 12)
Tigers overall: 47-33
Home: 24-16
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 6-4
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