Big homers help Royals beat Tigers, 8-5

Apr 22 2018 by Royals Review

 

Abraham Almonte and Mike Moustakas come through in the clutch.

It was a back-and-forth, wild affair on Sunday afternoon, but the Royals used two big home runs to beat the Tigers, 8-5, and salvage a split in the four-game series.

The Tigers jumped to a 2-0 lead on Erik Skoglund, and Francisco Liriano held the Royals scoreless through the first five innings.

Then came the sixth inning - the Sonic Slam inning.

Whit Merrifield cranked a line-drive homer to put Kansas City on the board and...

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