Eric Haase breaks through, helps ignite Tigers' victory over Royals

PlaySound OnOpen ShareEnter Full ScreenDetroit — The struggle has been real for Eric Haase.

Entering play Wednesday, the Tigers’ catcher was grinding through a 7-for-54 drought (.130) with 17 strikeouts in 58 plate appearances.

But, as manager AJ Hinch often says, Haase is usually just one good swing away from getting back on track.

His good swing came in the second inning Wednesday and it produced a two-out, two-run double that sent the Tigers on their way to a methodical 9-4 win over the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park.

BOX SCORE: Tigers 9, Royals 4

They were down 2-0 when Haase, who ended up with two hits and three RBIs, hit his double. Zack Short followed with a two-strike, RBI single…