Bottom 5th: Tigers 6, Royals 4
Warwick Saupold remained in the game for the Tigers. This would be the first inning in which neither team scored.
Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez were all retired via groundout to end a quick fifth inning.
Top 5th: Tigers 6, Royals 4
Chris Young entered the game for the Royals in the fifth.
Mikie Mahtook lined out to center to start the inning, but Nick Castellanos' double made up for it with one gone. Alex Presley followed that up with a walk followed by a double-steal to move runners to second and third.