Top 5th: Tigers 1, Royals 1
John Hicks grounded out to third. Efren Navarro then hit a seeing-eyed single through he right side of the infield. JaCoby Jones then grounded into the Tigers' third double play.
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.