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Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 2-1 for 5th straight win

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Wenceel Pérez hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight game, beating the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Pérez entered the game in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement when Zach McKinstry left after a collision with Jac Caglianone at third base.

Pérez's first at-bat came as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth and he hit a 1-1 changeup from Eli Morgan (0-1) over the right-field fence for his first homer of the season.

Kyle Finnegan (1-0) got the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief and Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

Neither starter was involved in the decision despite strong outings. Detroit's Jack Flaherty allowed one run and two hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and three walks. Kansas City's Seth Lugo gave up one run and five hits with seven strikeouts and no walks in 6 2/3 innings.

Each team had a baserunner thrown out at the plate in the third inning.

Caglianone tripled to lead off the top of the inning, but Gleyber Torres threw him out when he tried to score on a one-out groundball.

In the bottom half, McKinstry attempted to score on Javier Báez's double, but Michael Massey's relay throw got him at the plate. Báez, though, took third on the play and came home on Jake Rogers' sacrifice fly. He was originally called out by plate umpire Jansen Visconti, but a replay review showed he reached over Salvador Perez's glove to touch the plate.

Kansas City tied it in the fourth on Kyle Isbel's RBI single.

Vinnie Pasquantino tripled with two outs in the eighth, but Finnegan got Salvador Perez to fly out. Kansas City also got a runner to third in the ninth, but Lane Thomas flew out to end the game.

The teams finish the three-game series Thursday with Tigers RHP Keider Montero (1-1, 1.74) facing LHP Kris Bubic (2-1, 2.50).

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