By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
Tigers 6, Royals 5 – The Tigers held on to beat the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night to snap their four-game losing streak.
Ian Kinsler hit his 10th home run of the season and knocked in three runs for Detroit, while Miguel Cabrera, James McCann and Jose Iglesias each had an RBI for the Tigers.
Detroit starting pitcher Justin Verlander picked up his second straight victory, allowing two earned runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Bruce Rondon pitched his third save of the season for the Tigers, allowing just a walk in the ninth inning.
The Tigers will look to win the three-game series with a victory over the Royals on Wednesday night.
Record: 61-70
5th Place in AL Central (19 games behind Kansas City)
7.5 games behind Texas for last playoff spot.
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight AL Central Division title: 51
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight playoff berth: 40
Next Game: 09/02/2015 @ Kansas City Royals 8:10 p.m. @ Kauffman Stadium
Hitting Stats: Ian Kinsler HR (10) 3 RBI (64), Miguel Cabrera RBI (64), James McCann RBI (30), Jose Iglesias RBI (23), Tyler Collins 2 2B (7).
Pitching Stats: Justin Verlander W (3-6) 6.2 IP 7 H 4 R 2 ER 1 BB 4 K, Bruce Rondon SV (3) 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K.
