{"id":2410844,"date":"2026-05-11T02:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2410844"},"modified":"2026-05-11T02:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:43:18","slug":"kansas-city-royals-cant-close-series-against-detroit-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kansas-city-royals-cant-close-series-against-detroit-tigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Royals can\u2019t close series against Detroit Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!----><!----><\/p>\n<figure\/><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In crossing the quarter pole of the season, the Royals have been <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/article315699333.html\">trending in a positive direction<\/a> lately. But a nagging habit continued on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>They can\u2019t close the deal on a series.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s 6-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers pushed the Royals\u2019 record this season to 3-10 in series-ending games. Last season, the Royals thrived in these situations with a 33-19 record that was the third-best in baseball.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Royals entered the day looking to complete a sweep. Instead, they fell behind early and after drawing even fell victim to Gage Workman\u2019s first major league home run.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Workman was pinch-hitting in the sixth inning when he pulled Nick Mears\u2019 85 mph slider into the right field seats. The two-run shot gave the Tigers a 5-3 lead.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Royals, led by the top of the order, had worked to overcome a 3-0 deficit. Leadoff hitter Maikel Garcia scored and drove in a run and delivered three hits for the second time this season. A seventh inning walk made it a perfect on-base night for Garcia.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bobby Witt Jr. added a pair of singles and scored on a Carter Jensen sacrifice fly in third.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Vinnie Pasquantino came up with an opposite-field RBI single, and Jac Caglianone opened the fourth inning with a double to the left-center wall. He came around on Garcia\u2019s two-out single to make it 3-3.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The eighth inning provided a hopeful moment. Michael Massey, who blasted a three-run homer the previous night, stepped to the plate as a pinch-hitter.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Consecutive three-run bombs? No. Massey grounded into an inning-ending double play.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Royals starter Noah Cameron labored through his four innings, throwing 95 pitches. This was a bullpen game for the Tigers. It became one for the Royals, who used four relievers over the final five frames.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Still, the Royals turned in a winning week against division rivals, splitting four games with Cleveland and winning the series with Detroit.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">No Salvy on his birthday<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Salvador Perez turned 36 on Sunday. He celebrated &#8230; on the bench.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Perez didn\u2019t start and didn\u2019t appear in the game.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust a day off, and we combine it with tomorrow (off day), so he gets two,\u201d Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Perez has been managing a sore hip and hasn\u2019t started a game at catcher since May 1.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>Up next:<\/b> The Royals are off Monday before beginning a road series at the Chicago White Sox. The pitching matchups (Royals pitchers first): Tuesday, Stephen Kolek vs. Erick Fedde; Wednesday, Seth Lugo vs. Noah Schultz; Thursday, Kris Bubic vs. TBA. All games start at 6:40 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"zone grid\">\n<div class=\"related-stories story-module\">\n<h5>Related Stories from  Kansas City Star<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-module\" wp_automatic_readability=\"24.624365482234\">\n<div class=\"author-card \" wp_automatic_readability=\"6.253807106599\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/218631435\/\"><br \/>\n                        <br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"article-details\">\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/218631435\/\">Blair Kerkhoff<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"credit\">The Kansas City Star<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                     <!-- End of class=\"social-media\" --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <span>Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In crossing the quarter pole of the season, the Royals have been trending in a positive direction lately. But a nagging habit continued on Sunday. They can\u2019t close the deal on a series. Sunday\u2019s 6-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers pushed the Royals\u2019 record this season to 3-10 in series-ending games. 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