Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

MLB: Kansas City 10, Detroit 2

(Boxscore)
|
|
 
  
Published: Sept. 20, 2011 at 11:57 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Eric Hosmer went 5-for-5 with a three-run homer Tuesday, leading a 16-hit attack in the Kansas City Royals' 10-2 rout of Detroit.

Hosmer's blast capped a six-run fourth inning that handed Kansas City a 7-0 lead over the American League Central champs.

Salvador Perez provided a two-run homer and an RBI single among his three hits and Melky Cabrera went 3-for-5 with a run-scoring hit for the Royals, who claimed the first contest of a two-game series.

Luis Mendoza (1-0) logged his first major league win since 2008 after being recalled Sunday from Class AAA Omaha, holding the Tigers to one earned run on six hits over seven innings.

Detroit's Brad Penny (10-11) was rocked for seven runs on 10 hits in a four-inning start.

Austin Jackson and Delmon Young drove in runs for the Tigers, who lost for only the third time in 17 games.

Topics: Eric Hosmer, Luis Mendoza, Brad Penny, Austin Jackson, Delmon Young
Recommended Stories
© 2011 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Linsanity The Daytona 500 Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 27
Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler
fark
Criminal Pro-tip: when you steal someone's credit card, don't use your own grocery club card on...
The 21 absolute worst things in the world (not a slideshow). Bonus: #21
Egg-ception
How bad are things in Detroit? Even the fish are being murdered
Nineteen things that will drive your OCD self insane
Who were you in high school? Band geek? Emo chick? Math nerd? Deep-in-the-closet homophobe? Captain...