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.
