KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 18 (UPI) -- Closer Matt Anderson grooved an 0-2 pitch to rookie Ken Harvey to start the 11th inning and Kansas City's designated hitter blasted it over the left field fence Friday night to give the Royals a 4-3 decision over the Detroit Tigers.
The Royals have won all six of their home games and are off to their best start ever at 12-3. Following the dramatic voctory, fans stayed on their feet, chanting Harvey's name as he gave a television interview on the field.
The Tigers have lost all seven of their road games and are 1-14 overall. It was Detroit's first extra-inning contest.
Kansas City loaded the bases in the 10th inning, but Anderson (0-1) retired Carlos Beltran, Mike Sweeney and Raul Ibanez to escape the jam.
D.J. Carrasco (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to record his first major league win.
Ibanez tied the game in the sixth inning with a homer to left-center field off Tigers starter Nate Cornejo. In seven innings, Cornejo allowed three runs and six hits. He struck out two and walked two.
Cornejo squandered the 3-0 lead that Detroit built against Kansas City starter Darrell May. The Royals' lefthander gave up a homer to Bobby Higginson and a run-scoring single to Craig Monroe in the third inning before surrendering an unearned run in the fourth.
