Detroit sports glance: Tigers fall behind early in the game, lose 4-1 to Royals

By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com

Royals 4, Tigers 1 – The Tigers fell behind 3-0 after the first inning and could not regroup, losing their second game in a row.

Detroit had a chance to rally in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and one out, but failed to score.

The Tigers also had the tying run at the plate in the ninth but failed to rally.

Kyle Lobstein pitched seven and a third of an inning, allowing four runs on 10 hits.

Record: 15-9

2^nd Place in AL Central (1.5 game behind Kansas City)

Magic # to clinch their 5^th straight AL Central Division title: 141

Magic # to clinch their 5^th straight playoff berth: 137

Next Game: 05/02/2015 @ Kansas City Royals 7:10 p.m. @ Kaufman Stadium

Hitting Stats: Anthony Gose RBI (7), Yoenis Cespedes 2B (9)

Pitching Stats: Kyle Lobstein L (2-2) 7.1 IP 10 H 4 R 4 ER 1 BB 2 K