Fulmer set the all-time record for consecutive scoreless innings by a Tigers rookie with 33 1/3. The previous mark was 28 2/3 by John Hiller in 1967. Fulmer lasted 5 2/3 innings and gave up five hits and four walks to go with five strikeouts. It is the longest streak by a rookie since Fernando Valenzuela went 35 straight in 1981.
Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura was brilliant for the second straight start. After striking out 10 White Sox over seven innings in a win last Sunday, Ventura shut out the Tigers through 6 1/3 innings. He walked none and struck out five.
Eric Hosmer drove in three runs for the Royals, and Kendrys Morales reached base all five times, including a three-run homer.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Salvy sizzling: Perez extended his hitting streak to nine games and continues his recent torrid pace. His homer was his third of the homestand -- this homer, over the left-field bullpen, traveled an estimated 422 feet from the plate, according to Statcast™. Perez now is 28 for his last 70 (.400) over his last 18 games with 12 extra-base hits and 14 RBIs.
Perez's two-run double
DET@KC: Perez doubles to plate two runs in the 7th
Salvador Perez lines a two-run double to center field, giving the Royals a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the 7th inning
Fulmer strands bases loaded: Though Fulmer's scoreless streak ended, he escaped a pair of early-inning jams to extend it a while, including a bases-loaded, one-out opportunity for Lorenzo Cain in the third. Cain worked a 2-2 count before Fulmer induced a double-play grounder to shortstop Jose Iglesias, ending the inning as Fulmer pumped his fist.
Fulmer escapes bases-loaded jam
DET@KC: Fulmer escapes jam to extend scoreless streak
Michale Fulmer induces Lorenzo Cain to hit into the double play to end the threat in the 3rd, extending his scoreless streak to 30.1 innings
Too Legit to Whit: The Tigers, trailing 1-0 in the seventh, had runners on first and second and one out. Steven Moya sent a hard grounder headed for center field. But second baseman Whit Merrifield made a sensational diving stop to his right, and from his belly flipped to shortstop Alcides Escobar for the forceout. The Royals later got James McCann on a groundout to end the inning.
Merrifield's diving stop
DET@KC: Merrifield dives for stop, tosses to second
Whit Merrifield makes a miraculous diving stop on a ball hit by Steven Moya and tosses to second base for the out
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Fulmer's scoreless streak was the longest by a Major League rookie starter since Valenzuela and it's the longest by a Tigers pitcher of any experience level since at least 1961, topping Jack Morris' 31-inning streak in '86.
WHAT'S NEXT
Tigers: Left-hander Matt Boyd (0-1, 4.91 ERA) will make his fifth start of the season on Saturday night at 8:15 p.m. ET in the third game of the four-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Boyd went 4 1/3 innings and gave up six earned runs in his last outing vs. the White Sox.
Royals: Right-hander Edinson Volquez (6-6, 3.90) will take the mound on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. CT for Game 3 of this series with the Tigers. Volquez threw seven shutout innings in a win over the Indians on Monday.
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Jeffrey Flanagan has covered the Royals since 1991, and for MLB.com since 2015. Follow him on Twitter @FlannyMLB.
Jason Beck has covered the Tigers for MLB.com since 2002. Read Beck's Blog, follow him on Twitter @beckjason and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Royals roll, snap Fulmer's streak at 33 1/3
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