Tigers 4, Royals 8 (5/15/08)
Once again, as manager Jim Leyland put it, the Tigers had some bad combinations going. A three-run deficit after one inning — for a team that talked beforehand about not pressing — was a new one.
Detroit’s offense finally picked up on Thursday after a 17-inning scoreless streak, but four runs weren’t enough. After Tigers starters had held Kansas City to five runs over the first two games of the series, Kenny Rogers suffered one of his worst outings as a Tiger, allowing seven runs over four innings as Detroit fell to an 8-4 loss Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.