Wed Sep 18 03:07:52 UTC 2024: ## Tigers Edge Royals in Extra Innings on Meadows’ Broken-Bat Single

**KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)** – The Detroit Tigers pulled off a dramatic 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night, thanks to a broken-bat single by Parker Meadows in the 10th inning. The win keeps the Tigers in contention for a Wild Card spot, putting them 1 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Twins.

The game was a tightly contested pitching duel throughout, with the Royals’ Cole Ragans and the Tigers’ Casey Mize both pitching well. Ragans, who struggled with his control early on, allowed one run on four hits and four walks over seven innings. Mize, meanwhile, allowed one run on six hits and four walks while pitching into the fifth.

The Tigers’ defense was crucial in keeping the Royals from scoring more runs, turning double plays in the third, fourth, and fifth innings. The Royals, on the other hand, were able to keep the game close thanks to solid pitching and some stellar defensive plays from Freddy Fermín, who threw out two runners attempting to steal second base.

The Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. made history in the first inning, becoming the first shortstop in major league history with multiple seasons of at least 30 homers and 30 steals.

The game ultimately went to extras, with Tyler Holton pitching a scoreless ninth for the Tigers to force extra innings. In the 10th, after a balk placed Trey Sweeney on third base, Meadows stepped up to the plate and delivered the game-winning single with a broken bat. Riley Greene added an insurance run with an RBI single later in the inning.

The Royals, now 2 1/2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the first Wild Card spot, will look to bounce back in the series finale on Wednesday.

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