The Tigers tried to make a comeback yesterday against the Royals. They were down 9-2 when they scored 4 runs in the 7th inning. After that the Royals didn’t allow the Tigers to score any more runs and they picked up the 9-6 victory.
Jeremy Bonderman(4-5) had a rough outing giving up 7 runs in just 3+ innings of work. At one point he allowed 7 straight Royals to reach base. In his last 2 games his ERA has went from a season-low 4.66 to 6.31 now.
Monroe had another good game with 2 RBIs and 2 hits.
Carlos Guillen also added 2 RBIs. His batting average is now .316.
The Tigers are now 24-29 on the season.