KANSAS CITY -- The frustrations of Royals fans during a rough week finally reached their zenith in the eighth inning of the Royals' 6-5 loss to the Tigers on Sunday, as boos rained down on Royals reliever Joakim Soria.
Soria had just allowed a two-run homer to Detroit's Justin Upton on a pitch down in the strike zone as the Tigers wiped out a 5-4 deficit and washed away the Royals' good feelings from a four-run rally of their own in the seventh.
The loss stung, as did three other one-run defeats on a 2-4 homestand, as the Royals continue to cling to diminishing hopes of reaching the postseason.