Tigers Narrowly Beat Royals to Stay in AL Wild-Card Race

Detroit's 7-6 and 3-1 victories bring them within 1.5 games of the final playoff spot.

Detroit Tigers rallied from a 4-run deficit to win 7-6 in the series opener against the Kansas City Royals.
Parker Meadows' broken-bat single in the 10th inning secured a 3-1 win for the Tigers in the second game.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a grand slam and recorded his 200th hit of the season but couldn't prevent the Royals' losses.
The Tigers' bullpen held strong, with Jason Foley earning saves in both games, increasing his season total to 25.
Kansas City remains 2.5 games ahead of Minnesota for the second AL wild-card spot despite the losses.