Royals subjected to Tigers' revenge

KANSAS CITY -- Guess the Tigers were pretty miffed about those first six games. At any rate, they subjected the Royals to a 19-4 meltdown on a 97-degree Monday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers had lost the first six matchups this season to the Royals. Talk about sweet revenge. The numbers rolled up by the Tigers were formidable. • Miguel Cabrera had six RBIs and five hits. He had two doubles and three singles. • Matt Joyce hammered a three-run homer and wound up with four hits and five RBIs. • Gary Sheffield's three-run homer was part of the Tigers' 10-run eighth inning. And, lest the pitching be overlooked, it should be pointed out that Zach Miner pitched six shutout innings in his first start this season for the Tigers. He gave up just three hits. "It was a nasty loss," Royals manager Trey Hillman said. "Obviously... [read full story]