Matt LaPorta hit a walk-off, three-run homerun in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Royals, 5-to-2. The blast came off Joakim Soria, who has now blown six out of 25 save opportunities. LaPorta finished the night 2-for-4, with a double and the homerun. With Detroit losing, Cleveland is now just a game and a half out of first place in the A.L. Central.