KANSAS CITY, MO (WKZO AM/FM) – Rookie Spencer Torkelson hit a long two-run homer and had two of Detroit’s three hits, and the Tigers defeated Kansas City 2-1 on Friday night. Miguel Cabrera doubled with one out in the seventh, leaving him five hits shy of 3,000. Torkelson followed one out later with a 432-foot bomb to left off Brad Keller, the second of his career. The rookie also had a two-out single in the fifth.
The Tigers are now 4-4. The third game of the four game series in Kansas City is this afternoon at 4:10 p.m.. Matt Manning is the scheduled starter for the Tigers.
And the Tigers have placed starting pitcher Casey Mize on the ten day injured list with a right elbow sprain. Mize reported soreness in his elbow following his start against Kansas City on Thursday night. He allowed two runs on six hits and two walks in five innings.
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