Daniel Lynch cruised through four shutout innings, but gave up four runs in the fifth as the Royals ultimately fell to the Tigers 5-4 in Detroit on Friday night. Lynch struck out four and walked three in five innings of work, and it was his third outing in a row he has gone just five innings or less.
The Royals got on the board first against Tigers starter Drew Hutchinson with a pair of runs in the second inning. With two outs, Michael Massey reached on a bunt single against the shift and Hunter Dozier followed up with a hit of his own.