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Wenceel Pérez hits a 2-run drive for 1st big league homer as the Tigers beat the Royals 4-1

DETROIT (AP) Wenceel Pérez hit a two-run drive for his first major league homer, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday.

“He hit one to the track last night,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “I guess he did a couple extra pushups this morning.”

Jake Rogers also homered for the Tigers, who have won five of seven. It was Detroit's 10th come-from-behind win of the season.

The Royals have lost two in a row after a four-game winning streak.

“I don't think we drove a ball after the first inning until maybe the seventh,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “We couldn't square them up.”

Detroit left-hander Tarik Skubal (4-0) pitched seven innings of one-run ball.

“He gave up a seeing-eye double and a two-strike base hit in the first, but he got another gear after that,” Hinch said. “That's what you expect from a guy who is going to anchor your rotation.”

Skubal struck out six while improving to 2-7 with a 4.65 ERA in 12 career games against the Royals.

“We knew coming in it was going to be a challenge. He's one of the best pitchers in the league,” Quatraro said. “Upper-90s velocity, location, plus changeup, curveball - you name it.”

Jason Foley pitched the ninth for his ninth save.

Royals right-hander Michael Wacha (1-3) permitted four runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Kansas City took a 1-0 lead on Bobby Witt Jr.'s RBI single in the first, but Pérez put Detroit in front with a drive to right in the bottom half.

“As soon as I hit it, I knew it was gone,” said Pérez, who is hitting .286 since making his major league debut on April 8. “And when we give (Skubal) a lead, the game is done. We know he's going to do the job.”

The Tigers made it 3-1 in the second when Rogers singled, took third on Parker Meadows' double and scored on Riley Greene's sacrifice fly.

Rogers added his second homer of the season in the sixth, and Skubal stranded runners on first and third in the seventh.

“We were probably a little fastball heavy early in the game, but then he was really dominant with the changeup,” said Rogers, who has caught all of Skubal's starts this season.

Kansas City's Salvador Perez walked in the ninth, extending his on-base streak to 18 games.

UP NEXT

Royals: Start a three-game series Monday in Toronto. Kansas City is expected to call up RHP Jonathan Bowlan (2024 debut) from Triple-A Omaha to face RHP Yariel Rodriguez (0-1, 3.86 ERA).

Tigers: Start a three-game series Monday against St. Louis. RHP Kenta Maeda (0-1, 5.96 ERA) is scheduled to start against Cardinals LHP Steven Matz (1-2, 5.55 ERA).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC17-12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Tigers DET16-12	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	4	10	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: T. Skubal (4-0)L: M. Wacha (1-3)S: J. Foley (9)
HR: DET - J. Rogers (10), W. Perez (9)

KCRoyals

DETTigers

.T. SkubalTarik Skubal
P
7.0 IP, ER, BB, 6 SO, 91 P
.J. FoleyJason Foley
P
1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO, 18 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.223	.276	.384	.660	2.5
B. Witt SS	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.308	.349	.547	.896	1.5
S. Perez 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.340	.398	.592	.990	1.0
N. Velazquez LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.222	.292	.346	.638	-0.5
a- M. Massey PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	1.0
F. Fermin C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.195	.233	.220	.452	-0.5
b- V. Pasquantino PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.217	.327	.402	.729	0.0
H. Renfroe RF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.149	.213	.270	.483	0.5
c- M. Melendez PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.195	.275	.402	.677	-0.5
D. Blanco CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.227	.320	.318	.638	0.0
G. Hampson 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.212	.235	.242	.478	1.0
A. Frazier DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.188	.316	.219	.535	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	4
B. Witt SS	4
S. Perez 1B	3
N. Velazquez LF	3
a- M. Massey PH	1
F. Fermin C	3
b- V. Pasquantino PH	1
H. Renfroe RF	2
c- M. Melendez PH	1
D. Blanco CF	4
G. Hampson 2B	3
A. Frazier DH	3

a-singled for Velazquez in the 9th
b-grounded out for Fermin in the 9th
c-fouled out for Renfroe in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene LF	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.240	.383	.458	.842	3.0
M. Canha 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.272	.402	.511	.913	3.0
W. Perez RF	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	.286	.359	.514	.873	8.0
K. Carpenter DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.276	.315	.483	.798	0.5
M. Vierling 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.280	.308	.427	.734	2.0
C. Keith 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.161	.232	.172	.404	-0.5
Z. McKinstry SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.220	.298	.268	.566	0.0
J. Rogers C	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	.164	.246	.273	.519	7.5
P. Meadows CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.200	.227	.427	2.0

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene LF	2
M. Canha 1B	4
W. Perez RF	4
K. Carpenter DH	4
M. Vierling 3B	3
C. Keith 2B	4
Z. McKinstry SS	4
J. Rogers C	4
P. Meadows CF	3

2B - M. Garcia (4)
RBI - B. Witt (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - D. Blanco 2 (2), G. Hampson

2B - M. Canha (7), P. Meadows
HR - W. Perez, J. Rogers (2)
SF - R. Greene
RBI - R. Greene (12), W. Perez 2 (5), J. Rogers (3)
2-Out RBI - J. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Canha, M. Vierling 2 (2)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha (L, 1-3)	5.2	9	4	4	0	3	2	4.24	1.32	-0.5
W. Smith	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.61	2.14	1.0
N. Anderson	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.60	1.60	1.0
W. Klein	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Wacha (L, 1-3)	5.2
W. Smith	0.1
N. Anderson	1.0
W. Klein	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Skubal (W, 4-0)	7.0	4	1	1	1	6	1.72	0.74	28.0
S. Miller (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.03	0.75	3.5
J. Foley (S, 9)	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	1.38	1.23	9.0

PITCHERS	IP
T. Skubal (W, 4-0)	7.0
S. Miller (H, 2)	1.0
J. Foley (S, 9)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Wacha 91-60, W. Smith 4-4, N. Anderson 18-13, W. Klein 13-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Wacha 8-6, W. Smith 0-1, N. Anderson 1-2, W. Klein 1-0
Batters Faced - M. Wacha 26, W. Smith, N. Anderson 5, W. Klein 3

Pitches-Strikes - T. Skubal 91-64, S. Miller 7-7, J. Foley 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Skubal 6-5, S. Miller 1-0, J. Foley 1-0
Batters Faced - T. Skubal 26, S. Miller 3, J. Foley 5

.T. SkubalTarik Skubal
P
7.0 IP, ER, BB, 6 SO, 91 P
.J. FoleyJason Foley
P
1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO, 18 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC17-12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Tigers DET16-12	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	4	10	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.223	.276	.384	.660	2.5
B. Witt SS	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.308	.349	.547	.896	1.5
S. Perez 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.340	.398	.592	.990	1.0
N. Velazquez LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.222	.292	.346	.638	-0.5
a- M. Massey PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	1.0
F. Fermin C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.195	.233	.220	.452	-0.5
b- V. Pasquantino PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.217	.327	.402	.729	0.0
H. Renfroe RF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.149	.213	.270	.483	0.5
c- M. Melendez PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.195	.275	.402	.677	-0.5
D. Blanco CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.227	.320	.318	.638	0.0
G. Hampson 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.212	.235	.242	.478	1.0
A. Frazier DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.188	.316	.219	.535	-0.5
Total	32	1	5	1	2	9	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	4
B. Witt SS	4
S. Perez 1B	3
N. Velazquez LF	3
a- M. Massey PH	1
F. Fermin C	3
b- V. Pasquantino PH	1
H. Renfroe RF	2
c- M. Melendez PH	1
D. Blanco CF	4
G. Hampson 2B	3
A. Frazier DH	3
Total	32

a-singled for Velazquez in the 9th
b-grounded out for Fermin in the 9th
c-fouled out for Renfroe in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene LF	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.240	.383	.458	.842	3.0
M. Canha 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.272	.402	.511	.913	3.0
W. Perez RF	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	.286	.359	.514	.873	8.0
K. Carpenter DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.276	.315	.483	.798	0.5
M. Vierling 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.280	.308	.427	.734	2.0
C. Keith 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.161	.232	.172	.404	-0.5
Z. McKinstry SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.220	.298	.268	.566	0.0
J. Rogers C	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	.164	.246	.273	.519	7.5
P. Meadows CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.200	.227	.427	2.0
Total	32	4	10	4	2	1	5	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene LF	2
M. Canha 1B	4
W. Perez RF	4
K. Carpenter DH	4
M. Vierling 3B	3
C. Keith 2B	4
Z. McKinstry SS	4
J. Rogers C	4
P. Meadows CF	3
Total	32

2B - M. Garcia (4)
RBI - B. Witt (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - D. Blanco 2 (2), G. Hampson

2B - M. Canha (7), P. Meadows
HR - W. Perez, J. Rogers (2)
SF - R. Greene
RBI - R. Greene (12), W. Perez 2 (5), J. Rogers (3)
2-Out RBI - J. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Canha, M. Vierling 2 (2)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha (L, 1-3)	5.2	9	4	4	0	3	2	4.24	1.32	-0.5
W. Smith	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.61	2.14	1.0
N. Anderson	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.60	1.60	1.0
W. Klein	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	4.0
Total	8.0	10	4	4	1	5	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Wacha (L, 1-3)	5.2
W. Smith	0.1
N. Anderson	1.0
W. Klein	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Skubal (W, 4-0)	7.0	4	1	1	1	6	1.72	0.74	28.0
S. Miller (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.03	0.75	3.5
J. Foley (S, 9)	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	1.38	1.23	9.0
Total	9.0	5	1	1	2	9	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Skubal (W, 4-0)	7.0
S. Miller (H, 2)	1.0
J. Foley (S, 9)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Wacha 91-60, W. Smith 4-4, N. Anderson 18-13, W. Klein 13-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Wacha 8-6, W. Smith 0-1, N. Anderson 1-2, W. Klein 1-0
Batters Faced - M. Wacha 26, W. Smith, N. Anderson 5, W. Klein 3

Pitches-Strikes - T. Skubal 91-64, S. Miller 7-7, J. Foley 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Skubal 6-5, S. Miller 1-0, J. Foley 1-0
Batters Faced - T. Skubal 26, S. Miller 3, J. Foley 5

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Witt singled to shallow center, Garcia scored 1 0
Perez homered to right, Canha scored 1 2
2ND INNING
Greene hit sacrifice fly to right, Rogers scored, Meadows to third 1 3
6TH INNING
Rogers homered to right center 1 4

1ST INNING
	Witt singled to shallow center, Garcia scored	1	0
	Perez homered to right, Canha scored	1	2

2ND INNING
	Greene hit sacrifice fly to right, Rogers scored, Meadows to third	1	3

6TH INNING
	Rogers homered to right center	1	4

1ST INNING
Royals
T. Skubal Pitching:
M. Garcia: Foul, Ball, Garcia doubled to left
B. Witt: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Witt singled to shallow center, Garcia scored
S. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Perez popped out to shortstop
N. Velazquez: Ball, Ball, Velazquez fouled out to catcher
F. Fermin: Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike swinging, Fermin grounded out to first
Middle of the 1st (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
R. Greene: Greene grounded out to second
M. Canha: Strike looking, Ball, Canha doubled to deep right
W. Perez: Ball, Perez homered to right, Canha scored
K. Carpenter: Ball, Ball, Carpenter flied out to deep center
M. Vierling: Ball, Vierling singled to right center
C. Keith: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Keith struck out swinging
End of the 1st (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Royals
T. Skubal Pitching:
H. Renfroe: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Renfroe struck out looking
D. Blanco: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Blanco grounded out to shortstop
G. Hampson: Strike looking, Hampson lined out to center
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
Z. McKinstry: Strike looking, Foul, McKinstry grounded out to first
J. Rogers: Rogers singled to left
P. Meadows: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Meadows doubled to deep left, Rogers to third
R. Greene: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Greene hit sacrifice fly to right, Rogers scored, Meadows to third
M. Canha: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Canha grounded out to second
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Royals
T. Skubal Pitching:
A. Frazier: Strike looking, Frazier lined out to pitcher
M. Garcia: Ball, Ball, Garcia lined out to center
B. Witt: Ball, Strike looking, Witt flied out to left
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
W. Perez: Foul, Perez grounded out to second
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Carpenter grounded out to first
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Ball, Vierling hit by pitch
C. Keith: Ball, Ball, Keith flied out to left
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Royals
T. Skubal Pitching:
S. Perez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Perez grounded out to second
N. Velazquez: Ball, Velazquez flied out to right
F. Fermin: Ball, Strike swinging, Fermin fouled out to catcher
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
Z. McKinstry: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, McKinstry struck out swinging
J. Rogers: Strike looking, Rogers grounded out to third
P. Meadows: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Meadows popped out to third
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Royals
T. Skubal Pitching:
H. Renfroe: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Renfroe flied out to left
D. Blanco: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Blanco struck out looking
G. Hampson: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Hampson reached on an infield single to shortstop
A. Frazier: Strike swinging, Frazier grounded out to second
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
R. Greene: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Greene singled to shallow center
M. Canha: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Canha reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Greene out at second
W. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Perez singled to right center, Canha to third
K. Carpenter: Ball, Foul, Foul, Pickoff attempt to first, Strike swinging, Carpenter struck out swinging
M. Vierling: Ball, Strike swinging, Vierling grounded out to third
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Royals
T. Skubal Pitching:
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
B. Witt: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul tip, Witt struck out on foul tip
S. Perez: Perez flied out to deep right
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
C. Keith: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Keith flied out to shallow shortstop
Z. McKinstry: Foul, McKinstry singled to shallow center
J. Rogers: Ball, McKinstry out at second, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Rogers homered to right center
Will Smith relieved Michael Wacha
P. Meadows: Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Meadows flied out to shallow shortstop
End of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Royals
T. Skubal Pitching:
N. Velazquez: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Velazquez struck out swinging
F. Fermin: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Fermin struck out swinging
H. Renfroe: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Renfroe walked
D. Blanco: Strike looking, Strike looking, Blanco singled to deep right, Renfroe to third
G. Hampson: Ball, Ball, Hampson flied out to right
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Nick Anderson relieved Will Smith
R. Greene: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Greene walked
M. Canha: Strike looking, Foul, Canha flied out to right
W. Perez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Perez flied out to shallow left
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Carpenter singled to left, Greene to second
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Strike looking, Vierling reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Carpenter out at second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Royals
Shelby Miller relieved Tarik Skubal
A. Frazier: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Frazier struck out swinging
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Garcia popped out to first
B. Witt: Strike looking, Witt grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Will Klein relieved Nick Anderson
C. Keith: Strike looking, Keith grounded out to second
Z. McKinstry: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, McKinstry struck out swinging
J. Rogers: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Rogers struck out looking
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Royals
Jason Foley relieved Shelby Miller
S. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Perez walked
Michael Massey hit for Nelson Velazquez
M. Massey: Strike looking, Massey singled to right, Perez to second
Vinnie Pasquantino hit for Freddy Fermin
V. Pasquantino: Pasquantino grounded out to first, Perez to third, Massey to second
MJ Melendez hit for Hunter Renfroe
M. Melendez: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul tip, Melendez struck out on foul tip
D. Blanco: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Blanco struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)