Furbush & bullpen struggles as Tigers lose to K.C., 13-6

Chris Getz reached base three times. Melky Cabrera pushed his hitting streak to eight games. Billy Butler added three hits and a pair of RBIs for a 13-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Alcides Escobar also drove in three runs and scored three times for the Royals, who built a seven-run lead against Charlie Furbush (1-3)

Brennan Boesch had three hits and drove in a pair of runs for Detroit, which could have moved ahead of Cleveland and into first place in the AL Central with a victory.

The Tigers had a pair of errors that led to eight unearned runs.