Wenceel Pérez error destroys Detroit Tigers in brutal loss vs Royals
Detroit Tigers score: Wenceel Pérez let a ball slip under his glove in the eighth, allowing the Royals to rally and wasting a gem from Keider Montero.
KANSAS CITY, MO – A ground ball from Kyle Isbel shot past diving first baseman Spencer Torkelson and into right field, then snuck underneath the glove of right fielder Wenceel Pérez, rolling to the warning track. It was a game-changing mistake for the Detroit Tigers in the eighth inning. The Tigers lost, 4-3, to the Kansas City Royals on Friday, May 8, in the first of three games in the series at Kauffman Stadium, fueled by the Royals' two-run comeback in the eighth inning.
The game ended with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Isbel delivered a walk-off single against left-handed reliever Brant Hurter, following pinch-hitter Nick Loftin's double. SATURDAY'S STARTER? Ty Madden listed as Tigers starter, but will he start?
'I don't know' The Tigers have now lost four straight. The Tigers (18-21) and Royals (18-21) meet again Saturday (7:10 p. m.
, Detroit SportsNet) in another showdown between American League Central rivals. In the Central, both squads trail the first-place Cleveland Guardians by 2½ games. In the eighth, the Tigers turned to right-handed reliever Kyle Finnegan.
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