Detroit, MI- Roger Nelson once again vexed the Tigers with his pitching, and the Kansas City Royals managed a split of their four-game series with a 2-0 win at Tiger Stadium Sunday afternoon.
Nelson pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, just 12 days after stymieing the Tigers in Kansas City on July 4.
The Tigers (47-34) took the first two games of the series, but the Royals bounced back to win Saturday and Sunday.
Nelson took a one-hitter into the ninth. Ed Brinkman led off the frame with a single, and with two outs, Aurelio Rodriguez singled Brinkman to second base. Royals manager Bob Lemon elected to leave Nelson in, despite the winning run coming to the plate in the form of Jim Northrup. Nelson responded by striking out Northrup to end the game.
Nelson walked none and struck out six Tigers. Only one base runner reached second base, and that was in the ninth inning. At one point, Nelson retired 16 straight hitters.
Bill Slayback (1-4) took the loss for Detroit, despite pitching 6.2 strong innings.
Prior to the ninth inning, the only hit Nelson allowed was a third inning single by Slayback, ironically.
The Royals scored single runs in the fifth and seventh innings, both on wild pitches by Slayback.
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KC 000 010 100 2-7-0
DET 000 000 000 0-3-1
WP: Nelson
LP: Slayback (1-4)
Tigers overall: 47-34
Home: 24-17
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 6-4
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