The Detroit Tigers were on the right track entering the bottom of the fifth inning, carrying a 6-0 lead behind a three-run home run from Jeimer Candelario and a dominant start from rookie right-hander Casey Mize.
But the Royals scored four runs in the fifth inning and five runs in the seventh, sending the Tigers (47-53) to a 9-8 loss in the second of three games at Kauffman Stadium. In Friday's series opener, they were dealt a 5-3 loss.
Kansas City got three-run homers from Salvador Perez (his 22nd of the year) in the fifth against Mize and Carlos Santana (his 17th) in the seventh against Kyle Funkhouser.