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Royals beat Tigers 3-1 as Wacha pitches 7 strong innings, Isbel and Pérez hit homers
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Royals beat Tigers 3-1 as Wacha pitches 7 strong innings, Isbel and Pérez hit homers

From Clarín · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Kyle Isbel and Salvador Pérez hit home runs, and Michael Wacha pitched seven strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
  • Wacha improved to 7-8 on the season, allowing just one run and three hits while striking out six over seven innings, continuing his dominance against Detroit this year.
  • The Royals extended their winning streak to seven games, their second-longest in MLB, and have not lost since August 15.

Kyle Isbel and Salvador Pérez provided the power with home runs, while Michael Wacha delivered a stellar pitching performance, guiding the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 win against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Wacha, now 7-8, was particularly effective, surrendering only one run and three hits over seven innings, maintaining his strong record against the Tigers this season.

Kyle Isbel and Salvador Pérez hit sendos jonrones, Michael Wacha allowed one run and three hits in seven innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday.

— APOpening sentence summarizing the game's outcome and key performers.

Isbel ignited the Royals' offense in the third inning with a 400-foot blast to right field, his second consecutive game with a home run, putting Kansas City ahead 1-0. Pérez then extended the lead in the fourth inning with his 17th home run of the season, a 424-foot shot to center field, making it 2-0.

Wacha (7-8) has been outstanding against the Tigers this year in his three starts, in which he totaled 21 innings and only allowed three earned runs combined.

— APDetails Wacha's strong performance against the Tigers this season.

Detroit's starter Drew Anderson (4-5) struggled, pitching five innings and allowing three earned runs on five hits. The Royals' bullpen, with Alex Lange and Craig Kimbrel closing out the final two innings without allowing a run, secured the victory. Kimbrel earned his first save since July 7, 2024.

Isbel hit a home run in the first at-bat of the third inning, 400 feet, to the right field bullpen, his second in as many games, to put the Royals up 1-0.

— APDescribes Isbel's go-ahead home run.

The win marked the Royals' seventh consecutive victory, extending their impressive streak and solidifying their position as one of MLB's top teams. They have not suffered a loss since August 15.

Pérez extended the Royals' lead to 2-0 when he hit his 17th home run of the season, a 424-foot blast to center field, in the fourth inning.

— APDescribes Pérez's insurance home run.
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Originally published by Clarín in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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