DETROIT -- What looked like another step in the Tigers' charge toward the American League playoffs became a potentially costly stumble in the ninth, courtesy of a Royals rally reminiscent of last year. Eric Hosmer's go-ahead three-run homer punctuated a five-run ninth off Francisco Rodriguez, propelling Kansas City to a 7-4 win Saturday in front of a stunned Comerica Park crowd.
The loss ends Detroit's five-game winning streak and creates a tie for the second AL Wild Card spot with Baltimore, pending the Orioles' game against the D-backs later Saturday.
