Pitching chaos fails in Tigers’ loss vs Royals as losing streak mounts<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nDrew Anderson touched up for Tigers<\/h2>\n
The Royals responded with three runs against right-handed reliever Drew Anderson, scoring twice in the third inning and once in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n
In the third, the top of the Royals’ lineup collected three hits in a row with a double from Maikel Garcia, a single from Bobby Witt Jr. and an RBI single from Vinnie Pasquantino. With one out, Carter Jensen added a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 3-2.<\/p>\n
They tied the game, 3-3, in the fourth, thanks to Jac Caglianone’s leadoff double and Garcia’s two-out RBI single.<\/p>\n\nAnderson impressed with a 41.2% whiff rate, but he surrendered three runs on five hits and zero walks with four strikeouts across two innings, throwing 39 pitches. He has a 5.56 ERA over 22\u2154 innings in 13 relief appearances.<\/p>\n
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Oh, that bullpen<\/h2>\n
It was a traditional bullpen-only game for the Tigers, who used six relievers to get to the finish line.<\/p>\n\nHere’s how it happened: right-hander Brenan Hanifee (two outs), left-hander Brant Hurter (four outs), Anderson (six outs), left-hander Enmanuel De Jesus (seven outs), right-hander Kyle Finnegan (five outs) and right-hander Kenley Jansen (three outs).<\/p>\n
The Tigers extended their lead to 6-3 on back-to-back hits from Greene (double) and Wenceel P\u00e9rez (RBI single), facing left-handed reliever Daniel Lynch IV.<\/p>\n\nProtecting a three-run lead, Finnegan entered the game with one out in the seventh inning. He walked the Garcia on four pitches, then escaped when Witt grounded into an inning-ending double play. He also escaped a one-out walk in the eighth inning when pinch-hitter Michael Massey bounced into a double play.<\/p>\n
On the Witt double play, Workman started it with clean defense at third base.<\/p>\n
Both double plays involved McKinstry at second base.<\/p>\n
For the ninth inning, a well-rested Jansen<\/a> appeared in his second game in 11 days and slammed the door on the Royals. The 38-year-old recorded three outs in a row for the 483rd save of his 17-year MLB career.<\/p>\nContact Evan Petzold at\u00a0epetzold@freepress.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow him\u00a0@EvanPetzold<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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