KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jordan Zimmerman still hasn’t allowed allowed a run as a Tiger.
Victor Martinez drove in the 1,000th RBI of his career. Ian Kinsler went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Zimmermann, Martinez and Kinsler helped the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 win over the Royals tonight at Kauffman Stadium.
Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez gave up back-to-back home runs to Alex Gordon and Salvadaor Perez in the ninth. Gordon homered to right-center on a fastball and Perez homered to left-center on a changeup.
Rodriguez gave up a back-to-back walks with two outs before Mike Moustakas struck out to end the game.