Kansas City — If the beat-downs in Toronto were embarrassing in manager Brad Ausmus’ estimation, what was this?
Abject humiliation?
The Tigers were shellacked and steamrolled by the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, 12-1. The Royals emptied their bench like a basketball team would in the fifth inning.
The Royals hit four home runs (the sixth time the Tigers have allowed at least four in a game) and had 34 total bases before the sixth inning.
The only semblance of fight the Tigers showed came in a negative form. Starting pitcher Randy Wolf, seemingly in retaliation for Ian Kinsler getting drilled in the back by a 98 mph fastball from Royals starter Yordano Ventura, hit Salvador Perez with an 85 mph pitch in the second.