Randle shot 10 of 18 from the floor and had a key block of Draymond

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Miguel Cabrera continues to torment the Kansas City Royals.Cabrera homered and had a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 victory over Royals on Friday night.The veteran slugger has 25 home runs and 108 RBI in his career against Kansas City.Cabrera, who finished with three hits and four RBI, singled off Wade Davis (1-1) to drive in Ian Kinsler and Jose Iglesias in the ninth and put the Tigers ahead after they gave up the lead in the bottom of the eighth.Obviously were happy we came out on the winning side, but what a great game to watch, just as a fan of baseball, with the back and forth, both teams scoring off of closers, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. It was good entertainment.Davis, who just came off the disabled list and not pitched since July 22, blew his third save in 24 chances.Cabrera hit a 439-foot shot, his 29th homer, off Peter Moylan in the seventh, and also had an RBI single in Detroits three-run third. Justin Upton homered in the second and added an RBI single in the third.Francisco Rodriguez (3-3) picked up the victory, despite blowing a save in the eighth when Paulo Orlando hit a two-run single to give the Royals a 6-5 leadI was thinking I should make a better pitch than that, for sure, that thing right now is eating me inside pretty much, Rodriguez said. Ive got many options to go with and I didnt. The only good thing possibly I can think of is obviously the guys came back with the two runs. At that point Ive just got to shut it down, one way or another.Orlando, who snapped an 0 for 17 skid with a single in the seventh, punched a single off Rodriguez to right, scoring Alcides Escobar and Jarrod Dyson.World Series champion Kansas City has three consecutive one-run losses after winning 18 of its previous 22 games.Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez gave up three unearned runs and five hits over five innings.Cabreras fielding error opened the door for the Royals to score three runs in the third. Alex Gordon had a two-run single, while Kendrys Morales contributed a run-producing single.Danny Duffy allowed four runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings and has allowed 18 hits and 11 runs over 10 2/3 innings in consecutive starts.I felt like I battled, Duffy said. We had a rough third inning there. They were kind of singling me to death. I did my best to try to keep my team in the game. Its kind of been a rough couple of games for us.Tigers left-hander Justin Wilson gave up a run on three singles to Orlando, Cheslor Cuthbert and Eric Hosmer in the seventh, the only three batters he faced.ROYALS PROMOTE FOURThe Royals purchased the contract of INF Hunter Dozier, a 2013 first-round pick who hit 23 HRs with 75 RBI this season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha. They also recalled C Tony Cruz, IF-OF Whit Merrifield and OF Terrance Gore.STRANGE POSITIONErick Aybar started at third base for the Tigers. It was only his second career game there, with the other on May 30, 2007, while with the Angels against the Mariners. He did not have an assist or putout against the Royals.TIGERS SUSPEND SAUPOLDThe Tigers suspended minor league RHP Warwick Saupold for five games after he was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with assault for getting into a physical altercation with two Pittsburgh Pirates minor leaguers at a Toledo bar. Saupold made his big league debut with Detroit this season, going 1-1 with a 7.45 ERA in six relief appearances, but spent most of the season with Triple-A Toledo, where he went 7-2 with a 2.30 ERA in 18 games, including 11 starts.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: OF Cameron Maybin (left thumb contusion) has not played since Monday. ... 3B Nick Castellanos (fractured fifth metacarpal of his left swing) took about 25 swings with a fungo off a tee. He felt it a little bit today, swinging, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. It buzzed him every once in a while, which is normal.Royals: RHP Wade Davis, who went on the disabled list July 31 with a right flexor strain, was activated. Manager Ned Yost said he would avoid using Davis in back-to-back games for a while. ... OF Lorenzo Cain has not played since Tuesday because of a sore left wrist. ... 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Friday was exciting for fans of the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers for varying reasons.The Suns provided a thrilling finish with a last-second one-point overtime win at New Orleans. The Lakers surprised many with a double-digit home victory over the Golden State Warriors.On Sunday night, the two youngest teams in the Pacific Division get together for the first time this season when the Suns visit the Lakers.The Suns have won two of their first six games and are getting significant production from Devin Booker, who is averaging 19.5 points after a solid rookie campaign. The second-year guard scored 38 points and hit two-game-tying baskets late in regulation in Fridays 112-111 win decided on P.J. Tuckers inbounds pass to T.J. Warren for the game-winning backdoor dunk.It was hard to say which was more impressive, the dunk or the fact Tucker was defended by Anthony Davis.Tuck, man, made a phenomenal play, Warren said. It was an amazing pass, using his basketball IQ. It was just a perfect play.It was the second straight overtime victory for the Suns and their third overtime game of the week. Phoenix also is the fifth team in NBA history to play three overtime games through the first six games of a season and has won consecutive overtime games for the first time since Feb. 27-28, 2011.We play this game at the end of every practice called 95-95, Suns coach Earl Watson said. The team that reaches 100 in two minutes wins, so we are used to this. I dont mean for it to go into overtime every two games. I like the fact that our guys never stop fighting.The Lakers are coming off seasons of 17 and 21 wins, respectively. Last year, Los Angeles needed 18 games to get its third winn and in 2014-15, it took 12 games for the Lakers to reach three wins.ddddddddddddHonestly, were looking at the big picture and the big picture isnt beating Golden State and then losing Sunday night at home, Los Angeles coach Luke Walton said. The big picture is we make it really hard on teams that come into Staples Center and get wins, and so far weve had two home games against two really good teams and won both.Los Angeles reached its third win by getting 20 points apiece from Lou Williams and Julian Randle in a 117-97 blowout of the Warriors. Randle shot 10 of 18 from the floor and had a key block of Draymond Green at the rim while Williams had at least 10 points in the fourth quarter for the third straight game.Hes a monster, Walton said of Randle, who is shooting 59 percent this season. I mean he is. Hes as big, strong and quick as anyone in the league.It also was Los Angeles third win against a team who made the postseason last year. The Lakers opened the season by beating the Houston Rockets and before Friday also won in Atlanta.Its a good start for us, and its a great win for us, Randle said. It shows how good we can be, but weve got to continue to build on it.Los Angeles held Golden State to 5-of-32 from behind the arc and is allowing opponents to make 27.9 percent of their 3-pointers.Phoenix has won 11 of the last 13 meetings with the Lakers. Sunday is the first meeting between the teams without Kobe Bryant on the roster since April 14, 1996, when Cedric Ceballos scored 23 points in a 118-114 Los Angeles win at the Inglewood Forum. ' ' '