Kansas City, Mo. — Nice of the Tigers’ offense to provide a comfortable cushion for rookie Joey Wentz in his homecoming debut.
Wentz, a former prep star from nearby Prairie Village, made his first start for the Tigers since May 31 and his first as a big-leaguer at Kauffman Stadium where he attended games as a kid. He was pitching in front of some 40 friends and family members Friday night.
By the time Wentz went out for his second inning of work, he had a 4-0 lead. And when he walked off to a rousing applause with two outs in the seventh, he was well on his way to his first major league win — Tigers 10, Royals 2.