Trevor Rosenthal picked up first save since August 12, 2017 as the Royals beat the Tigers 5-3 to split a four-game series in Detroit.
Whit Merrifield would score off a Salvador Perez grounder in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie. Bubba Starling’s two-run double in the eighth proved to be decisive.
Brady Singer, the Royals’ 2018 first-round draft pick, allowed two runs over five innings in a no-decision in his second big league start.
Greg Holland pitched a scoreless inning and struck out two to claim the win.
