Kansas City, Missouri - Jeremy Allfeldt earned his first major league victory with three and two-third innings of hitless relief as Kansas City jumped past Detroit 8-to-2. <br>
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The score was tied at 2-all when Affledt relieved starter Chris George with one out in the top of the sixth. The Royals went ahead in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run double by Neifi Perez, who drove in three runs on the day. Brent Mayne scored an insurance run later in that inning on a violent collision with catcher Mike Rivera, and the Royals put away the game with three more runs in the seventh. <br>
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Steve Sparks took the loss. <br>
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The game was played in winds gusting over 35 miles an hour that created several adventurous fly balls throughout the entire nine innings. <br>