Live blog: Royals draw within one in 8th, 6-5

Bottom 8th: Tigers 6, Royals 5

Alex Wilson replaced Shane Greene who faced just one batter in the seventh.

Relief pitching continued to be the name for the first two outs of the eighth as Eric Hosmer struck out swinging for the first out. Salvador Perez followed that up by popping out to short for out No. 2.

Jorge Bonifacio did drive a two-out single to center field, though. Whit Merrifield moved him over to third with a sharp single to right. Bonifacio crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Wilson and Merrifield advanced to second. Cheslor Cuthbert then grounded out to first for the final out.

Top 8th: Tigers 6, Royals 4

For the Royals, Matt Strahm entered the game in relief after three scoreless…