The four-game AL Central series between the Royals and Tigers at Comerica Park is still up for a possible split after a Tigers walk-off win Saturday.
It took 11 innings to decide, but the door is not shut on the Detroit Tigers securing a split in the first series of the month of August. The Tigers walked off the Royals in a come-from-behind test at Comerica Park on Saturday.
In the seventh inning, recent trade acquisition Paul DeJong had his first moment of major impact in a Royals uniform. He hit a two-run home run off Kenta Maeda, crushing a hanging pitch into left field. That gave Kansas City a 3-1 lead, and against a Tigers offense that has not been among the best in baseball this season, that's the position in which the Royals entered the bottom of the ninth.
The 11th and final inning initially played out in a similar fashion, with Kansas City getting the first run. Extra-innings runner Dairon Blanco stole third base, initially being called out until a challenge from the dugout and reached home on a single from Hunter Renfroe. Royals manager Matt Quatraro sent out closer James McArthur to get the last three outs, and lock up the series.
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