Kansas City, Mo. – This one is going to leave a mark.
On a night the heat index climbed over 100 degrees, the Tigers saw a 6-0 lead go up in flames Saturday night. Powered by two long and loud three-run home runs, the Royals celebrated Alex Gordon Day at Kauffman Stadium with a rousing 9-8 win.
After scoring four times in the bottom of the fifth against starter Casey Mize, the Royals scored five off reliever Kyle Funkhouser in the seventh.
Carlos Santana, with two on and one out, drove a 97-mph, 3-2 sinker from Funkhouser 422 feet beyond the Royals’ bullpen in right field.