SB Nation Kansas City - Royals Get Blown Out Again, Lose 9-1 To Tigershttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2010-08-24T21:53:26-05:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14127882010-08-24T21:53:26-05:002010-08-24T21:53:26-05:00Royals Are Blown Out Again, Lose 9-1 To Tigers
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<p>Detroit, MI (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/54112/recap/112561">Sports Network</a>) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/32044/Will_Rhymes">Will Rhymes</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/32059/Brennan_Boesch">Brennan Boesch</a> each finished with two hits and a pair of runs batted in to back seven shutout innings by <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/32033/Rick_Porcello">Rick Porcello</a>, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/teams/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> routed the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/teams/kansas-city-royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, 9-1, in the second of a three-game set at Comerica Park.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/271/Ryan_Raburn">Ryan Raburn</a> went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and scored twice for the Tigers, who pounded out 16 hits and have won five straight.</p>
<p>Porcello (6-11), a loser of seven of his previous eight decisions entering the contest, allowed only two hits and one walk, while fanning four.</p>
<p>Kila Ka'aihue hit two-out homer in the ninth inning for Kansas City, which has dropped two in a row after winning five of the previous seven games.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/997/Kyle_Davies">Kyle Davies</a> (6-8) was roughed up for 12 hits and seven runs over 4 2/3 innings. The veteran right-hander struck out five and walked three in falling to 2-7 in 10 lifetime starts against Detroit.</p>
<p>Detroit plated a run in the first inning. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/31807/Austin_Jackson">Austin Jackson</a> led off with a single, stole second, went to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Miguel Cabrera's deep sacrifice fly to right.</p>
<p>The Tigers tacked on two more in the fourth. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/280/Brandon_Inge">Brandon Inge</a> started things with a single to left -- his 1,000th career hit -- and came home on Boesch's ground-rule double down the right-field line. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/68930/Alex_Avila">Alex Avila</a> followed with an RBI two-bagger to left.</p>
<p>Porcello retired the first 12 batters before <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/258/Billy_Butler">Billy Butler</a> broke the string with a clean single to left leading off the fifth. Raburn's homer to start the bottom portion gave the hosts a four-run cushion.</p>
<p>Later in the inning, with runners on first and second, Jackson lined an RBI double to right and Rhymes followed with a two-run double to make it 7-0. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/69586/Kanekoa_Texeira">Kanekoa Texeira</a> replaced Davies and set down <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/601/Johnny_Damon">Johnny Damon</a> on a groundout.</p>
<p>Detroit put two more up in the sixth on Inge's sac fly and an RBI fielder's choice ground ball by Boesch.</p>
<p>After Porcello pitched a perfect seventh, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/69569/Daniel_Schlereth">Daniel Schlereth</a> came on and threw a scoreless eighth. Then in the ninth, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/68929/Ryan_Perry">Ryan Perry</a> surrendered a two-out homer to Ka'aihue, but got Butler to ground out to shortstop to end the game.</p>
<p>Damon said prior to the game he has decided to stay with the Tigers instead of accepting a trade to his former club, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/teams/boston-red-sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. The 36-year-old was claimed off waivers by Boston on Monday, but invoked his no-trade clause to remain with the Tigers. He went 1-for-3 with a walk...Detroit has won six of the 11 matchups with Kansas City this season.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2010/8/24/1649159/kansas-city-royals-detroit-tigers-johnny-damonJoel Thorman2010-08-24T17:22:16-05:002010-08-24T17:22:16-05:00Kansas City Royals Send Out Kyle Davies Against Detroit Tigers
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<p>(<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/54112/preview/112481">Sports Network</a>) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/601/Johnny_Damon">Johnny Damon</a> could be playing his final game with Detroit this evening when the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/detroit-tigers">Tigers</a> continue their three-game series with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/kansas-city-royals">Kansas City Royals</a> at Comerica Park.</p>
<p>Damon was claimed off waivers by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/boston-red-sox">Boston Red Sox</a> on Monday and has until Wednesday to decide if he will waive his no-trade clause to re-join the club he helped win the 2004 World Series title. He has stated, though, that he is leaning towards staying in Detroit.</p>
<p>"At this moment, I'm not sure I want to leave Detroit for that," Damon said. "I enjoy playing here. I enjoy the kids I'm playing for, the coaching staff. But obviously, [<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Red Sox</a> manager] Terry Francona is amazing. But it's something that I'm going to have to think long and hard over."</p>
<p>Damon's contract requires his approval to be traded to any team except for eight on a list he submitted before the season began. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/new-york-yankees">Yankees</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/tampa-bay-rays">Rays</a> are on that list -- as are the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/texas-rangers">Rangers</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/san-diego-padres">Padres</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/san-francisco-giants">Giants</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/chicago-white-sox">White Sox</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.royalsreview.com/">Royals</a>, plus another National League team -- but the Red Sox are not.</p>
<p>On Monday, Damon had two hits and an RBI, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/271/Ryan_Raburn">Ryan Raburn</a> went 3-for-4 with three RBI to lead Detroit to a 12-3 rout in the opener with the Royals. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/87/Jhonny_Peralta">Jhonny Peralta</a> added a pair of hits and three RBI, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/280/Brandon_Inge">Brandon Inge</a> also drove in three for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Tigers</a>, who have won four straight after dropping the previous three games.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/312/Jeremy_Bonderman">Jeremy Bonderman</a> (7-9) tossed six effective innings and snapped a three-start slide in the process. He surrendered two runs on eight hits, struck out three and did not issue a walk.</p>
<p>"I dropped my arm angle a little bit and got more life on the ball," Bonderman said of his change in mechanics.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31204/Gregor_Blanco">Gregor Blanco</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/258/Billy_Butler">Billy Butler</a> each had two hits and an RBI for Kansas City, which had won five of seven entering the series opener.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/147/Bruce_Chen">Bruce Chen</a> (8-7), a winner of three of his last four starts coming in, lasted only 4 1/3 innings in this one. The journeyman righty yielded five runs on as many hits and walked five with a pair of strikeouts in taking the loss.</p>
<p>"I didn't pitch well at all. I was behind hitters and I was just trying to be too fine," Chen admitted.</p>
<p>Detroit will pin its hopes tonight on right-hander <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/32033/Rick_Porcello">Rick Porcello</a>, who has lost seven of his last eight decisions. Porcello's latest setback came on Thursday in New York, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">Yankees</a> battered him for six runs and six hits in five innings, dropping him to 5-11 to go along with a 5.76 earned run average.</p>
<p>Porcello did not get a decision against the Royals the last time he faced them, but is 1-1 with a 4.88 ERA in four starts.</p>
<p>Kansas City will counter with righty <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/997/Kyle_Davies">Kyle Davies</a>, who is 6-7 with a 5.14 ERA. Davies did not get a decision on Thursday against Cleveland, but pitched well, surrendering three runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings of his team's 7-3 loss.</p>
<p>Davies beat the Tigers back on April 14, but is just 2-6 lifetime against them with a 5.40 ERA in nine starts.</p>
<p>On the milestone watch, Inge has 999 career hits and with one more would become the 29th player to reach the 1,000-hit milestone with the Tigers. Also, Kansas City manager Ned Yost is two wins shy of 1,000 for his career.</p>
<p>The Royals have split their 10 meetings with the Tigers this season.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2010/8/24/2319863/kansas-city-royals-send-out-kyle-davies-against-detroit-tigersJoel Thorman