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The post Royals slugger Vinnie Pasquantino keeps home run streak alive with blast vs. Tigers<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Another game, another long ball for Vinnie Pasquantino. The <\/a>Kansas City Royals<\/a>\u2019 red-hot first baseman extended his home run streak to five games on Friday night, belting a ninth-inning two-run shot in a 7-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers<\/a>. Pasquantino\u2019s blast off reliever Will Vest wasn\u2019t enough to flip the result, but it did put him in elite company. He now shares the Royals\u2019 franchise record for consecutive games<\/a> with a home run, tying Mike Sweeney (2002) and Salvador Perez (2021).<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Royals fell short despite another late push, dropping just their third game in their last 11. Detroit, meanwhile, continued its own surge with an eighth win in nine contests. The night ultimately belonged to the Tigers\u2019 Zach McKinstry, who finished a double shy of the cycle, and Riley Greene, who slugged his 30th home run<\/a> to spark a sixth-inning rally. But even in defeat, Pasquantino\u2019s streak commanded attention.<\/p>\n Pasquantino has been one of the American League\u2019s most productive hitters this August. His homer was his seventh in the last 10 games, and he\u2019s piled up 13 extra-base hits and 24 RBIs in the month alone. For the season, he\u2019s now slashing .263\/.324\/.475 with 27 homers and 89 RBIs\u2014both career highs\u2014with more than a month left to play.<\/p>\nRoyals fall to division rival Tigers despite Vinnie Pasquantino\u2019s home run<\/b><\/h2>\n