The pesky Royals offense made it a short outing for Skubal, too, something they have done to him before. They grind out at-bats, scratch out a few singles and just be a general nuisance. They worked a couple of long innings, pushed his pitch-count up and got him out of the game in five innings. That alone is a win for most teams.

Detroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter left Sunday's game with a hamstring injury, but it doesn't look like he'll need a stint on the injured list.

The Tigers had the stage set for potential walk-off heroics Sunday after Tyler Holton struck out Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. to end the top of the ninth inning. Detroit had a tie game, a taxed Royals b