Times wires
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Tigers 3, Royals 0
DETROIT — Brad Penny pitched eight scoreless innings with the help of some terrific defense as the Tigers won their seventh straight game. Detroit made four marvelous plays to prevent a Royals comeback. Jhonny Peralta hit an RBI single and a sixth-inning double to reach 1,000 hits for his career. The Tigers scored three in the first on five singles, with RBI hits from Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Peralta. Martinez extended his hitting streak to 13 games. Penny has pitched at least six innings without allowing an earned run in three of his past five starts.