Bottom 4th: Tigers 1, Royals 1
Whit Merrifield led off the second with a near-home run which was about a foot short from clearing the left-field wall. He ended up at second with a double. Lorenzo Cain grounded out to second, moving Merrifield over to third. Melky Cabrera then lined out to Jose Iglesias at short. Eric Hosmer hit a bloop RBI double to shallow left, hugging the third base line. Slavador Perez then walked. Anibal Sanchez then struck Mike Moustakas out to end the inning.
Top 4th: Tigers 1, Royals 0
Nick Castellanos led off the fourth with a line drive single to left.