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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Recap - Royals Over Tigers 9-8

Kansas City grabbed a 9-8 win over Detroit on Saturday, as Jake Brentz was credited with a win at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals were a -140 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 10.

Jake Brentz earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Salvador Perez in the win.

Detroit got a 0.1-inning outing from Ian Krol in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Akil Baddoo had 2 hits in the loss for the Tigers.

Kansas City enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 11-7 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by Wade Davis who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.