By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com

Tigers 2, Royals 1 – Matt Boyd picked up his first career victory on Wednesday night, in his Tiger debut against the Kansas City Royals.

LSJ Logo incertBoyd pitched seven innings allowing one run on seven hits while striking out two batters.

Anthony Gose hit an RBI triple for Detroit, while Victor Martinez knocked in a run on a groundout.

The Tigers will look to win the three-game series over the Eye on the Dfirst place Royals with a victory on Thursday afternoon.

Record: 52-55

3rd Place in AL Central (11.5 games behind Kansas City)

4 games behind Toronto for last playoff spot.

Magic # to clinch their 5th straight AL Central Division title: 68

Magic # to clinch their 5th straight playoff berth: 59

Next Game: 08/06/2015 vs Kansas City Royals 1:08 p.m. @ Comerica Park

Hitting Stats: Anthony Gose 3B (5) RBI (18), Victor Martinez RBI (38), Ian Kinsler 3B (5), Tyler Collins 2B (2).

Pitching Stats: Matt Boyd W (1-2) 7 IP 7 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 2 K, Alex Wilson SV (2) .1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K.

 

The Detroit Lions give LB DeAndre Levy four-year extension

The Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with linebacker DeAndre Levy on Wednesday evening. Levy has combined for 270 tackles in the last two seasons for the Lions. He had a career high 151 tackles last season in his sixth season with Detroit.