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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an inside-the-park home run on a grounder and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Michael Massey had a three-run homer for the Royals, who will go for the series sweep on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Witt hit the ball down the right-field line<\/a><\/span> in the first inning that bounced off the wall and eluded right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Witt motored around the bases and beat the relay throw to the plate for a two-run homer. <\/p>\n It was the Royals\u2019 first inside-the-park home run since Witt did it in August 2023.<\/p>\n Carpenter left the game later with left shoulder soreness.<\/p>\n Wacha (4-2) gave up two hits, walked two and struck out six. It was his longest scoreless outing since throwing eight scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox on April 11. <\/p>\n Burch Smith (0-2) took the loss. He retired only one of the four batters he faced, allowing two runs on three hits in one-third of an inning. <\/p>\n Massey\u2019s homer in the fourth inning came with runners on first and third with two outs. He lined the ball over the right-center field fence for his third homer of the season.<\/p>\n Wacha had at least one strikeout in each of his first four innings. The Tigers loaded the bases in the fifth on a double, a walk and a hit batter, but Wacha got Matt Vierling to ground out to end the inning.<\/p>\n The Tigers scored in the eighth on a two-out double by Riley Greene.<\/p>\n The teams conclude the three-game series Sunday. The Tigers have not announced a starter, though manager AJ Hinch said it will be a bullpen game. Kansas City will send LHP Noah Cameron (2-2, 5.40 ERA) to the mound.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nUp next<\/h2>\n