Verlander still winless vs. Royals as Detroit falls to KC, 4-3

Salvador Perez's two-run homerun in the 6th inning was the difference as the Detroit Tigers were defeated by the Kansas City Royals, 4-3. And due to Cleveland defeating the N.Y. Mets, 9-4, Detroit's magic number in the AL Central division remains at 16.

Miguel Cabrera went 1-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs, giving him 133 for the season and starting pitcher Justin Verlander pitched seven innings, giving up four earned runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out seven on 114 pitches.

The Tigers will wrap up the 3-game weekend series with the Royals this Sunday afternoon at 2 pm in Kansas City before heading to Chicago to face their division rival White Sox.


MAGIC NUMBERS AROUND THE LEAGUE

NL EAST - Atlanta remains at 9 after losing to Philadelphia & Washington defeating Miami
NL WEST - L.A. Dodgers remain at 11 after losing to Cincinnati & Arizona defeating San Francisco
AL EAST - Boston down to 12 after defeating the N.Y. Yankees & Tampa Bay losing to Seattle
AL WEST - Oakland down to 20 after defeating Houston & Texas losing to the L.A. Angels
NL CENTRAL - St. Louis down to 21 after shutting out Pittsburgh, 5-0