Cole Ragans allows 1 hit, strikes out 12 in Royals’ 8-3 win over Tigers
By MARC BOWMAN
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans allowed one hit in six innings and Freddy Fermin drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 for a series sweep. Ragans struck out a career-best 12 while holding the Tigers hitless until Riley Greene’s two-out single in the sixth. Tarik Skubal threw five innings, allowing four runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts. The loss snapped Skubal’s 14-game unbeaten streak dating to Aug. 29 last year. The Royals have won six straight. The Tigers have lost four straight.