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- Updated: September 25, 2016
DETROIT — One day after the Royals spoiled the Tigers’ playoff pursuit by rallying off closer Francisco Rodriguez, they put up their offensive onslaught at the start. Kansas City’s first four batters combined to hit for the cycle off Detroit starter Matt Boyd in a four-run first inning Sunday at Comerica Park.
According to baseball-reference, Boyd became the fifth Major League starter since 1913 to give up the cycle without recording an out, and the first since Montreal’s Tomo Ohka gave up six runs on five hits against the Cubs on April 17, 2002.
The Royals rally began with the first pitch of the game, which Billy Burns lined up the middle for a single. Whit Merrifield, starting at first base with Eric Hosmer off, worked the …
