Escobar and Francoeur homer as the Royals tame the Tigers 4-2
Jeff Francoeur #21 of the Kansas City Royals hits a RBI single in the first inning during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium on September 16, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Posted: 10/02/2012
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By: Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Miguel Cabrera had two hits and drove in two runs before leaving in the fifth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat his AL Central champion Detroit Tigers 4-2 Tuesday night.
With one game remaining in the regular season, Cabrera leads the American League in average (.331), home runs (44) and RBIs (139), putting him on the brink of becoming the first Triple Crown winner since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
Alcides Esocbar and Jeff Francoeur went deep for Kansas City, and Salvador Perez provided the go-ahead RBI in the fifth inning. Jeremy Guthrie (5-3) lasted six innings to improve to 5-0 with six no-decisions in his final 11 starts, the Royals winning 10 of them.
Doug Fister (10-10) allowed three runs on seven hits in 4 1-3 innings for Detroit.
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