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Detroit Tigers' Spencer Torkelson hits a three-run home run off Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

(ASSOCIATED PRESS)

DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the fifth inning off Seth Lugo, and the Detroit Tigers extended the Kansas City Royals' losing streak to six with a 3-1 win Saturday.

Detroit won the first three games of the four-game series and is 8-1 at Comerica Park, its best home start since nine straight wins to begin 1993.