DETROIT -- Zach McKinstry ’s fifth-inning blooper Sunday seemed to hang in the air for minutes as it floated toward left field. So did Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia, his glove hand extended well over his head in an attempt to make the grab and halt the Tigers’ comeback. Try as he might, Garcia could only deflect McKinstry’s ball off the tip of his glove, slowing it down enough for Dillon Dingler to round third and score without a throw to complete Detroit’s comeback.

An inning later, the Royals turned the table. McKinstry made a diving attempt at Kyle Isbel’s chopper, but the Tigers third baseman could only get a piece of it on its way through the left side, sending Adam Frazier home and Jonathan India around third with the run that put the Royals back in front for good.

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