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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brennan Boesch hit a go-ahead RBI single
in the 10th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 win over the
Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Wilson Betemit led off the inning with a walk and pinch-runner
Andy Dirks took second on a wild pitch by Aaron Crow (3-3) with one
out.
Daniel Schlereth (1-1) worked two scoreless innings and Jose
Valverde pitched the bottom of the 10th for his 31st straight save.
Austin Jackson and Boesch opened the game with back-to-back
triples in the Tigers' two-run first inning. Alex Avila tacked on a
solo homer in the fifth.
Johnny Giavotella made his debut for the Royals and hit an RBI
single before scoring the tying run on Alcides Escobar's single in
the seventh.
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