The Detroit Tigers saved the game and squandered the game, all in the eighth inning Sunday against the Kansas City Royals.
The defense — left-fielder Victor Reyes, shortstop Javier Báez and catcher Tucker Barnhart — executed a relay to perfection to get a K.C. runner at the plate, but on the next play, a hard-hit ball got past third baseman Jeimer Candelario and the Royals scored the game-winning run.
The Tigers lost, 3-2, in the series finale at Comerica Park.
The Tigers (51-83) dropped two of three games to the Royals. Left-handed closer Gregory Soto entered for the eighth inning — his first eighth-inning appearance since Aug.