Gage Workman home run saves Detroit Tigers from sweep in win vs Royals
Detroit Tigers score: The Tigers and Royals each scored three runs, then pinch-hitter Gage Workman changed everything with one swing in the 6th.
KANSAS CITY, MO – Making his Detroit Tigers debut, Gage Workman stepped to the plate as a pinch-hitter with a runner on first base and one out in the sixth inning. The 26-year-old pulled a third-pitch, down-and-in slider from right-handed reliever Nick Mears. The ball landed in the seats in right field.
A two-run homer from Workman sparked the Tigers in a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, May 10, in the finale of the three-game series at Kauffman Stadium, avoiding a sweep while snapping a five-game losing streak. THE LATEST: Justin Verlander moves to 60-day injured list. Here's what that means The Tigers (19-22) don't play Monday after losing two of three games to the Royals (19-22), the second leg of two off days in a five-day stretch.
The six-game road trip continues Tuesday (7:10 p. m. , Detroit SportsNet) with a three-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field.
In Sunday's game, Workman – a 2020 fourth-round draft pick whom the Tigers called up before Sunday's game to replace injured Kerry Carpenter – stole the show with his milestone home run in a big moment. It put the Tigers ahead, 5-3. The two-run home run to break a tie marked Workman's first homer, and came in the 13th game of his MLB career.
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