DETROIT – Kris Bubic confirmed his dominance over the Tigers Sunday by pitching seven scoreless innings to guide the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory in Detroit.
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Bubic (6-6) allowed just two hits and one walk, striking out six batters. He got just three earned runs in 23 innings in four appearances against Detroit this season.
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Scott Barlow survived shaky labor in the ninth inning to score his 16th save.
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Whit Merrifield had three hits and scored for Kansas City. Andrew Benintendi contributed two hits and one RBI.
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Mexico’s Isaac Paredes had a pair of hits and produced the Tigers’ only run.
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Detroit’s starter, right-hander Wily Peralta (4-4), entered the game on a 16-round run-free streak, but the Royals ended it in the first inning with an RBI single by Benintendi.
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Kansas City won the weekend series 2-1 and its series against Detroit on the season 11-8.
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For the Royals, Carlos Santana 2-1. The Venezuelan Salvador Pérez 5-2.
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For the Tigers, Venezuelans Miguel Cabrera 4-1, and Harold Castro 1-0. The Mexican Paredes 3-2 with an RBI. Puerto Rican Willi Castro 3-0.
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