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DETROIT -- Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez kept
his eye on the ball. He tried, too, anyway, and wound up
making a game-saving play. Perez tagged out Prince
Fielder at the plate, preserving the Royals 1-0 win over
the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. "We had to win this
ballgame and the manner in which we did it was just
exciting," Royals manager Ned Yost said. Ervin Santana
(9-9) and the Royals moved up on the two teams ahead them
in the race for the second AL wild-card spot, with the
Yankees and Orioles both losing. Tampa Bay currently
holds that final playoff position. Greg Holland closed
for his 43rd save, helped by an outstanding defensive
play that shut down the AL Central leaders. Fielder
walked to open the ninth, and the Tigers burly first
baseman tried to score from first on Omar Infantes two-
out double. Gold Glover Alex Gordon made a strong throw
from the left-field corner to Alcides Escobar, and the
shortstop then made the relay throw to Perez. Escobars
throw came in to Perez behind Fielder and the ball was
shielded from the catchers sight for about two seconds.
"I didnt see the ball," Perez said. "I just put my glove
down and got the short hop and tagged him." Escobar
couldnt believe Perezs play. "Unbelievable!" Escobar
said. "That game was one of the best games Ive ever
played in in my career." Detroit manager Jim Leyland
agreed with third base coach Tom Brookens decision to
send Fielder. "Really, they executed that play to
perfection," Leyland said. "The only thing was, when I
saw the throw coming in, I thought he might get a bad
hop, but he made a terrific pick of that ball, and tag."
Eric Hosmer had an RBI triple in the first for the
Royals. He was thrown out at the plate on a grounder.
Santana (9-9) won for the first time since Aug. 4,
outpitching Doug Fister (12-9). He allowed five hits in 6
2-3 innings, walking one and striking out five.
"Everything was working pretty good," Santana said. "I
threw a lot of strikes and most of the time ahead in the
count. That was the key." Miguel Cabrera made a bid to
put Detroit ahead with two outs and a runner on in the
sixth, but Gordon caught his long drive to left-centre at
the fence. Gordon lined a single on Fisters first pitch
of the game, and he scored on Hosmers one-out triple.
Royals second baseman Emilio Bonifacio was ejected by
first base umpire James Hoye after being picked off first
base by Fister for the final out of the third. Chris
Getz, who is from the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe,
took over at second base for Kansas City. NOTES: Kansas
City trainer Nick Kenney came out to check on Santana
after he was hit by Andy Dirks liner in the second.
Santana recovered to throw Dirks out at first. Santana
ultimately threw a couple of warmup pitches and
continued. ... The Royals are 10-8 against the Tigers
this season, clinching the season series with one game
left. ... In Sundays series finale, Detroits Max Scherzer
(19-3, 3.01) will go for his 20th win against Kansas City
RHP Jeremy Guthrie (14-10, 4.11).
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club was unable to retain hitting coach Kevin Seitzer,
who is bound for Atlanta. Seitzer replaces Greg Walker,
who was assisted by Scott Fletcher this season as the
Braves finished 79-83.April was always going to be a big
test for the new-look Vancouver Whitecaps with games
against some of Major League Soccers top teams. After
back-to-back matches against LA Galaxy, the Caps now head
to Rio Tinto Stadium - a place where they have never won
- to face Real Salt Lake, the only remaining unbeaten
team in Major League Soccer this season. The Form: The
Whitecaps are winless in their last three matches, but
after a hard fought defeat at LA and a 2-2 draw against
the Galaxy at home, there are clear signs the team is
growing under new head coach Carl Robinson. "In the last
two games weve shown we can compete against one of the
top teams in Major League Soccer," said Robinson. "Now
its another great challenge for us. You look at the
fixtures weve had and its been tricky against good teams.
We get another big test. They are a squad that has been
together for the last couple of years so its another
marker to see where we are." The Big Question: Will
Kekuta Manneh start? The 19-year-old has appeared in
every match this season but has started only once. The
young Gambian was impressive coming on as a half time
substitute against LA Galaxy at BC Place a week ago. He
injected life into the Whitecaps attack and scored the
game-tying goal with a fantastic strike with just four
minutes left to play. "I toyed with the idea of playing
him from the start, said Robinson. "Me, being a young
head coach thought is it better to be in the game and
then unleash him on them." Theres no doubt Manneh has
loads of talent and will have a big future in the game.
But there is also still plenty that he needs to learn.
Robinson doesnt want to rush the youngster, and
acknowledges he needs to improve his defensive qualities
before he becomes a regular starter. This is a long-term
project. Robinson wants to build the Whitecaps around
some fantastic young players, a job that doesnt need to
be rushed. Manneh will continue to get his chance at the
right times. That also applies for Erik Hurtado. The
speedster was drafted along with Manneh in the first
round in 2013. Hes still waiting for his first MLS goal,
but was another big spark in the second half against LA
when he came on as a substitute last week. "Hes been
training very well over the last two or three weeks and
from where he was last year to where he is now, it is
night and day for the kid," said Robinson when asked
about Hurtados form. "If he continues to push hell get
plenty of opportunities." The Lineup: Aside from whether
Manneh will come into the starting lineup, one of tthe
other big decisions for head coach Carl Robinson is in
defence.ddddddddddddIts extremely likely that Robinson
will select Johnny Leveron in the team after bringing the
Honduran on at halftime of the draw against the Galaxy.
Robinson has made no secret of the fact that he admires
the qualities Leveron possesses, particularly his ability
with the ball at his feet. The Hondurans abilities match
the way Robinson wants his team to play. Leverons only
start this season was at New England where the Whitecaps
registered their only clean sheet so far. On that day he
was beside Andy OBrien. It will be interesting to see
which one of the veterans - OBrien or Jay DeMerit - is
replaced if Leveron gets the call to start. The
Opposition: Stability has been a major factor in the
success of Real Salt Lake over recent years. Despite
losing head coach Jason Kreis at the end of last season
when he departed to join expansion club New York City FC,
RSL has started the season strongly under new head coach
Jeff Cassar. He may be in his first season as manager,
but Cassar has been at the club since 2007 and was a key
part of Kreis coaching staff. They have also managed to
keep a core group of players together over the last few
seasons. Eleven of Salt Lakes current squad have been
with the club for five years of longer. Real Salt Lakes
1-0 win at home to Portland Timbers last week leaves them
four points ahead of the Whitecaps heading into Saturdays
match. Their clean sheet against the Timbers was their
fourth of the season, in just seven matches. Veteran
goalkeeper Nick Rimando was the star of the show, winning
the MLS Player of the Week award for his performance. The
Odds: One of the areas the Whitecaps will need to improve
upon if they are to make the playoffs this season is
picking up points against Western Conference opposition.
Both of Vancouvers wins so far wins this season have come
against the East (New York and Houston). From four
matches against Western opponents, they have two draws
and two defeats. History isnt on the Whitecaps side as
they head to Utah - theyve only won two of eight previous
meetings against RSL, and have never won at Rio Tinto
Stadium with three losses and a tie from their last four
visits. With RSLs strong start to the season, the home
team will be heavy favourites heading into the match, but
the Caps showed against LA a couple of weeks ago they
have the potential to go toe-to-toe with the leagues top
teams, even on the road. Where to Watch: Vancouver
Whitecaps at Real Salt Lake is live on CTV2 BC on
Saturday at 6:30pm pt/9:30pm et.
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