Twentieth win eludes Scherzer but Tigers edge Royals

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	Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer delivers a pitch to the plate against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning of a Major League Baseball game in Detroit on Sunday. View Larger

DETROIT — Max Scherzer could only watch as the lead — and another shot at his 20th win — slipped away.

The Detroit right-hander didn't mind, especially once Alex Avila's homer put the Tigers ahead again moments later.

Avila homered twice, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning that lifted Detroit over the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Sunday. Scherzer was in line for his 20th win when reliever Drew Smyly allowed the Royals to tie it in the top of the eighth, but Avila answered with a drive to right-center for his 11th home run this season.

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