Top 6th: Tigers 0, Royals 0
Dixon Machado became the first Tiger to reach base in 14 at-bats against Royals rookie Eric Skoglund with a one-out single back through the middle of the infield. Nothing came of the hit, though, as Nick Castellanos lined out to third base and Miguel Cabrera grounded out to shortstop to end the inning.
Skoglund's pitch count is up to 83. I'm not sure how much of a leash he has going forward in his MLB debut.
Jose Iglesias popped out to second to leadoff the inning.
Bottom 5th: Tigers 0, Royals 0
Whit Merrifield continues to be a pain in the Tigers side after picking up a two-out infield single.