DETROIT -- MJ Melendez hit a pinch-hit three-run home run in the ninth inning to rally the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Trailing 2-0 going into the top of the ninth, Hunter Renfroe and Freddy Fermin reached on singles with one out. Adam Frazier nearly hit a pinch-hit home run, but the ball curled foul and he flew out to center field.
Melendez then hit a 362-foot blast, his 13th of the season, to give Kansas City the lead.
"I like to be in those situations -- it is do or die and that's a lot of fun," Melendez said. "I'm going to be ready late in games, whether they need me to hit or play defense.
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