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Dramatic victory quickly turns into walk-off loss for Tigers

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Everything you need to know about Brandon Moss’s season could be summed up by the way he greeted a pack of reporters that gathered around his locker after a crucial hit in the ninth inning helped lift the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

“This is really nice,” he said, “to talk to you guys about something other than sucking.”

Moss was signed in the offseason to provide some punch to the Kansas City lineup, but he’s struggled so mightily that he has hardly played.