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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Detroit Tigers answered Kansas Citys late rally with another big swing by Justin Upton.Upton hit a two-run homer with two out in the eighth inning, sending the Tigers to a 6-5 victory over the Royals on Sunday.We had some great at-bats earlier in the game that we didnt come through on, Upton said. We came through right there. Its definitely a September feel. Theyre in the hunt, were in the hunt. Both teams are battling, the crowd is into it. Its fun. It makes it a lot more fun.Upton also doubled in J.D. Martinez in the second. He has seven homers and 18 RBI in his past 14 games.Miguel Cabrera was on first after a leadoff single when Upton drove a fastball from Joakim Soria (4-7) over the wall in center for his 20th homer, giving Detroit a 6-5 lead. The seven losses are a career high for Soria.That was a really good pitch, Soria said. Sometimes you have to tip your cap to the hitter.Shane Greene (3-3) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win. Francisco Rodriguez worked the ninth for his 38th save in 42 opportunities.The Royals batted around in a four-run seventh, highlighted by Jarrod Dysons two-run triple with two out. Paulo Orlando doubled home Dyson, but the lead was short-lived.Its a teeter-totter back and forth with this team, said Andrew Romine, who had two hits for Detroit, including an RBI double in the seventh. From what Ive seen the last couple of years since Ive been here, its the same thing every game. So, we know that nobodys out of the game. Were not out of it, no matter how many runs. Theyre not out of it, no matter how many runs, so weve just got to stay mentally locked in.Alcides Escobar opened the Kansas City ninth with a double and advanced on Dysons groundout. Before Dyson bounced to second, he drove a ball just outside the right-field foul pole. The Royals asked for a review.That ball couldnt have been foul by six inches, Royals manager Ned Yost said. I dont think it was much more. It was so close we couldnt tell on the replay. We could not get an angle on it. We just thought let New York look at it and see what they think. Again its a matter of inches and inches didnt work out in our favor today.Escobar was stranded at third when Alex Gordon bounced to second and Orlando grounded out to third.Martinez also homered for the Tigers. He is hitting .397 with eight home runs and 17 RBI since coming off the disabled list on Aug. 3.Tigers left-hander Daniel Norris was charged with three runs and four hits in six-plus innings. He struck out seven and walked one.Escobar homered in the third, tying it at 1 and hiking his hitting streak to 12 games.Royals starter Edinson Volquez gave up four runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.BOYDS RETURNINGTigers left-hander Matt Boyd will be recalled Tuesday to start at the White Sox. Boyd went 5-2 with a 4.23 ERA in 16 games, including 14 starts, for Detroit before being optioned to Triple-A Toledo, where he was 2-5 with a 2.25 ERA in 11 starts.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: OF Cameron Maybin has been out since Monday with a bruised left thumb. ... RHP Mike Pelfrey (lower back strain) gave up nine hits in 3 1/3 innings in a rehab start Saturday for Triple-A Toledo at Columbus. I guess four of them were infield hits; they didnt get to the dirt, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. His velocity was good. He looked healthy. Weve got to figure out if we want to try to find another rehab start for him or whether to activate him.Royals: Gordon, who left in the ninth inning Saturday with a sore right ankle, was not in the starting lineup Sunday, but was intentionally walked as a pinch hitter in the seventh and then stayed in the game. It was more precautionary, more than anything else, Yost said. He was fighting me to play. ... LF Lorenzo Cain has not played since Tuesday because of left wrist inflammation.UP NEXTTigers: RHP Justin Verlander, who was selected the AL pitcher of the month for August after going 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA, and White Sox LHP Chris Sale are scheduled to start on Monday at U.S. Cellular Field.Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy, who went 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in August, will start Monday at Minnesota in the opener of a six-game trip. The Twins are recalling RHP Jose Berrios from Triple-A Rochester to start. Günstige Nike Schuhe Schweiz . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. Nike Schuhe Günstig . Dallas hasnt ruled out the star quarterback for Sunday nights game against Philadelphia, but all signs point to Romos back injury pushing Kyle Orton into the starting role after two years of limited play as the backup. Surely Ortons name isnt the first that comes to mind for fans wanting a change after years of damaging interceptions, fumbles or, most infamously, the field goal flub when Romo dropped the snap on a kick that could have won his first playoff game in 2006. http://www.schuhenikeschweiz.ch/ . Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. Nike Schuhe Günstig Schweiz . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. Nike Schuhe Größentabelle .Y. - New Orleans forward Anthony Davis was chosen Friday to replace the injured Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star game that will be played in his home city. ARCADIA, Calif. -- California Chrome was made the early even-money favorite Monday in a field of 10 for the $6 million Breeders Cup Classic, in which the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will try to close the year with an undefeated record.Chrome is 6-0 so far in 2016 and is already the richest horse in North American history with career earnings of $13.4 million. He will break from the No. 4 post on Saturday at Santa Anita under Victor Espinoza.This horse is ready, 79-year-old trainer Art Sherman said. Hes better now than hes ever been.Arrogate drew the far outside post and is the 5-2 second choice for the 1 1/4-mile race against older horses. The late-developing 3-year-old colt stunned the racing world in August when he won the Travers at Saratoga by 13 1/2 lengths. Arrogate will try to deliver a record third straight Classic victory for trainer Bob Baffert, who won last year with Triple Crown champion American Pharoah and in 2014 with Bayern at Santa Anita.Arrogate will be ridden by Mike Smith, whose 22 victories make him the leading jockey in the 32-year history of the event.I just hope all America is watching this race because its going to be a great race, Baffert said.The Classic will be shown live in primetime on NBC.Post positions were drawn Monday for the 13 races worth $28 million to be run during the world championships on Friday and Saturday.Whitney winner Frosted was installed as the 5-1 third choice in the Classic.Effinex, last years Classic runner-up, is one of two 15-1 shots in the Classic, along with Hoppertunity, Bafferts other entry.Also in the Classic field are Keen Ice, Melatonin, Shaman Ghost, War Story and Win the Space.The $2 million Distaff highlights Fridays four Cup races. The 1 1/8-mile race for fillies and mares pits three champions against each other: undefeated Songbird, Stellar Wind and Beholder.Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, Songbird is 11-0, with five of her victories coming on her home track at Santa Anita. She is the 6-5 favorite ridden by Smith. They drew the No. 1 post in the field of eight.Shes going to run well, Smith said. Shes ready for something like this.Stellar Wind is the co-second choicce at 5-2 with Beholder, who will be making the last start of her career.dddddddddddd Last year at Keeneland, Beholder was scratched because of a fever that kept her out of the Classic against male horses.Stellar Wind landed in the No. 5 post while Beholder will break from the eighth spot.Its nice to get off the rail, said Richard Mandella, who trains Beholder, but I am a bigger believer in good luck and a good post, so we are hoping for good luck.Also in the Distaff field are Argentina-bred Corona Del Inca, Curalina, Forever Unbridled, Im a Chatterbox and Land Over Sea.In the $2 million Juvenile, Not This Time drew the No. 10 post in a field of 11 and is listed as the 7-2 favorite. Trained by Dale Romans, Not This Time is 2 for 3 and a victory on Saturday would position the 2-year-old as the early favorite for next years Kentucky Derby.Last years Juvenile winner Nyquist went on to win the Derby. He was set to run in the Classic, but came up with a puffy ankle and was retired Monday.The Juvenile field includes two Todd Pletcher-trained colts: Theory and Syndergaard, named for New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard.In the $1 million Turf Sprint on Saturday, Pure Sensation is the 4-1 favorite. Also in the field is Undrafted, owned by former NFL star receiver Wes Welker. The 6-year-old gelding finished fifth in the race last year and third in the 2014 edition.In Fridays races, Oscar Performance is the 4-1 favorite in the $1 million Juvenile Turf; Gun Runner is the 6-5 favorite in the $1 million Dirt Mile; and Roly Poly is the 4-1 favorite in the $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf.Among Saturdays other races, the Baffert-trained Noted and Quoted is the 9-2 favorite in the $2 million Juvenile Fillies; Lady Eli is the 5-2 favorite in the $2 million Filly & Mare Turf; Masochistic is the 2-1 favorite in the $1.5 million Sprint; Britain-bred Flintshire is the 5-2 favorite in the $4 million Turf; Haveyougoneaway is the 3-1 favorite for the $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint; and Tepin is the 3-1 favorite for the $2 million Mile. ' ' '