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Tigers' offense stymied in 4-1 loss against Royals, series tied 1-1

Kansas City — A tale of two errors?

Each team’s shortstop made an error on a routine play Tuesday night. One team exploited the error for three runs. The other failed to cash in.

The result: The Kansas City Royals evened the series with a 4-1 win over the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.

We’ll start with the Tigers’ miscue. It came in the fourth inning.

It had been a grind early for lefty starter Eduardo Rodriguez. He struck out Bobby Witt, Jr., and MJ Melendez to strand two runners in the first. He struck out Jackie Bradley, Jr.