DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers rolled to their fifth straight win Saturday night, riding big swings from Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park

The Tigers (78-53) have won nine of their last ten, extending their lead over the Royals (66-64) to 11.5 games in the American League Central.

Detroit scored first on an RBI double from Rogers in the third inning. Torkelson followed with his 27th homer of the season, a 408-foot solo shot to left-center in the fourth. Rogers struck again in the fifth with another RBI hit, driving home Zach McKinstry all the way from first base..

Tigers starter Chris Paddack got quick outs but didn’t miss many bats, benefiting from double plays that erased baserunners in the second and third innings. He was p

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