5th inning: Royals continuing to mash as lead grows
Top 5th
Brett Phillips grounds out to second to lead off the inning.
Whit Merrifield is hit by a pitch in the next at-bat, and Jorge Soler brings him home with a monster home run. It's 12-5, Royals.
Adalberto Mondesi lines out to JaCoby Jones, and Beau Burrows gets the final out by getting Salvador Perez to hit a grounder to short. It could have been worse?
END TOP 5TH: Royals 12, Tigers 5
4th inning: Royals score 6 to go up 5
Top 4th
Kyle Funkhouser returns to the mound for the Tigers.