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KANSAS CITY, Mo.
jersey/">Benoit Pouliot Jersey . -- Despite being
only two games above .500 and facing a 6.5-game deficit
against first-place Detroit, the Kansas City Royals
believe they have their rivals right where they want
them. Judging by recent history, maybe they do. A five-
run seventh inning keyed by Omar Infantes two-run single
and an RBI double from Eric Hosmer enabled the Royals to
avoid a demoralizing four-game sweep against the Tigers
on Sunday. It also brought to mind the league-best 33-20
mark they logged last season after stumbling into the
All-Star break on a five-game losing streak. "Were eight
games better than we were at this time last year,"
manager Ned Yost said. "And were a second-half team. Weve
always been a second-half team." Exactly why they seem to
play better after the break, no one seems to know. "Im
not sure," designated hitter Billy Butler said. "The
seasons long, It wears on guys as they get older. Were
young. And sometimes I think as guys get older ... I dont
know." But he does know last years second-half surge
makes this years challenge seem less daunting. "Were just
better the second half. Its our track record and were
starting to count on it." Four of the seventh-inning runs
were charged to Justin Verlander (8-8), who started the
inning with a two-hit shutout but loaded the bases on
three straight singles. "Things were going well for us
and we ran into the seventh," said Verlander, who lost
for just the fifth time in 15 decisions in Kauffman
Stadium. "A couple of balls fell in the right spots and
Im out of the ballgame. They were able to find some
spots." Since June 18 when K.C. beat the Tigers for their
10th straight win and went a season-best seven games over
.500, the Royals have gone 9-14 while the Tigers went 17-
6. Verlander gave up six hits in 6 1/3 innings, struck
out three and walked one. Yordano Ventura (7-7) pitched 1
2/3 innings in his first career relief appearance and got
the win. He allowed one hit and struck out three for the
Royals, who beat the Tigers for only the first time in
seven tries this year at home. Greg Holland pitched a
perfect ninth for his 25th save in 26 opportunities.
After Raul Ibanez loaded the bases in the seventh with a
single that snapped a 0-for-25 skid, Alcides Escobar
brought in a run with a slow-rolling infield single that
second baseman Ian Kinsler failed to pick up cleanly. A
second run then scored on Jarrod Dysons fielders choice.
Ian Krol replaced Verlander and after intentionally
walking pinch hitter Salvador Perez, gave up a two-run
single to Omar Infante that made it 4-2. "I waited for
that pitch and made good contact," Infante said. Hosmers
double stretched his career-best hitting streak to 13
games. Rajai Davis and Austin Jackson opened the third
with back-to-back singles and the Tigers took a 2-0 lead
on Miguel Cabreras sacrifice fly and a two-out bloop
single by J.D. Martinez, which fell in between shortstop
Escobar and left fielder Ibanez as Jackson came around
from first. NOTES: Jackson proved a perfect leadoff
hitter in this series, starting all four games with a
base hit, three singles and a double. ... Martinez made
two nifty running catches in the right-field corner.
Martinez was also 3 for 4. ... These were the only home
games for the Royals during a 19-game stretch that began
on June 30 and runs through July 23. ... The Royals,
Dodgers, Yankees and Mariners are the only major league
teams with losing records at home and winning marks on
the road. ... All nine of Detroits hits were singles.
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rally from a 2-0 deficit and take the first set. The
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CITY, Mo. -- The Royals shook up their coaching staff
Thursday in an attempt to jumpstart their failing
offence, making Dale Sveum the hitting coach and Mike
Jirschele their third base coach. Pedro Grifol, who took
over as hitting coach last season, will now instruct
catchers. The moves were announced after the Royals
finished off a disastrous homestand that included a sweep
at the hands of Houston, and before they opened a four-
game series in Toronto. Sveum said the Royals havent done
a good enough job this season of hitting pitches in the
upper half of the strike zone. "The bottom line is weve
struggled with elevation and weve swung at pitches down
in the zone probably way too much," he said. "From thigh
high to the top of the strike zone, were not doing enough
damage." The Royals began the day last in the majors with
21 homers, putting them on pace to match the 1976 club
for the fewest in franchise history for a non-strike-
shortened season. Theyre also last in the American League
in runs and slugging percentage. "There is not one man in
the lineup thats hitting the ball well," Royals
designated hitter Billy Butler said Wednesday. "Were just
cold." Yost said "a different voice can make a
difference," to struggling batters, but the Royals have
heard plenty of voices about hitting: Sveum is Kansas
Citys fifth hitting coach in lless than three seasons.
jersey/">Mark Messier Jersey. The Royals let go of
Kevin Seitzer two years ago in the hope that somebody
else would help the club generate more power. Seitzer was
eventually hired by the Blue Jays, who currently lead the
majors with 76 homers -- more than Kansas City is on pace
for all season. Jack Maloof and Andre David were hired
before last season, but they only made it a couple of
months before they were reassigned within the franchise.
It was at that point that the Royals hired Grifol and
Hall of Famer George Brett on an interim basis. The
Royals showed signs of life once that duo was in charge,
slowly climbing into playoff contention. Grifol was given
the job on a full-time basis after Brett stepped down in
July, but lasted less than a year in the role. "Hes the
one that pulled us out of our trouble last year," Yost
said of Grifol Thursday. "A year later, we find ourselves
in the exact same spot." Sveum, a former Brewers and Cubs
manager, had been serving as the Royals third base coach.
But he also has plenty of experience as a hitting coach,
helping Milwaukee finish in the top three of the National
League in homers in each of his three seasons. "Hes got
experience, he studies hitting," Yost said. "Hes got a
lot of knowledge. He helped Prince Fielder get, in my
opinion, to the next level as an offensive performer."
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