One swing of the bat wiped away the Detroit Tigers' seven-game winning streak.
Despite the Tigers (47-52) holding the Kansas City Royals hitless through 2u2154 innings, Ryan O'Hearn's three-run home run in the fourth was enough to hand Detroit a 5-3 loss Friday in the series opener at Kauffman Stadium.
The Tigers had won their first seven games coming out of the All-Star break, sweeping a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins and a four-game set with the Texas Rangers.
Right-hander Wily Peralta entered the game with a 0.34 ERA over 26u2154 innings in his past five starts (along with a season-long 1.