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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda retired 15 straight against perhaps baseballs hottest team.He also gave up three runs in the first inning and two more in the seventh.The wildly inconsistent outing by the wildly mercurial right-hander doomed New York in an 8-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. New York tried to rally with four runs in the eighth inning, but the hole dug by Pineda and his bullpen proved much too deep.Its unusual, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. At times hes really, really good. Then there are times when he leaves the ball up or doesnt quite get it high enough or doesnt quite get it low enough and they put it in play and they are base hits.Lorenzo Cain, Kendrys Morales and Alex Gordon drove in runs off Pineda (6-11) during a five-hit salvo in the first inning. Pineda then went on his blistering streak before getting in a two-on, no-outs jam in the seventh that led to Alcides Escobars three-run homer off reliever Blake Parker.Pineda was charged with five runs and seven hits in six-plus innings, striking out eight.Even in the first inning, I was making a good pitch and they got a pretty good swing and got a base hit, Pineda said. Its a really good lineup.Dillon Gee (6-7) allowed only four hits and a run in the latest impressive start by the Royals staff, helping the reigning World Series champions win for the 18th time in 22 games.Just did a great job of executing pitches, Royals manager Ned Yost said. Worked up in the strike zone, worked down. Worked side-to-side really effectively.Starlin Castro drove in two runs for the Yankees, the second in a four-run eighth inning that forced Yost to summon fill-in closer Kelvin Herrera for the four-out save.He retired Mark Teixeira to get out of that jam. Herrera then put runners on the corners in the ninth but calmly struck out Castro to wrap up his 11th save.The Royals (69-62) were seven games below .500 on Aug. 6, nearly left for dead 11 games back in the AL Central. But their impressive run fueled by sharp pitching, timely hitting and a dominant back of the bullpen has thrust the scrappy bunch back into the playoff chase.They are 5 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the division and just two behind the second wild card.It was a frustrating night for the Yankees, who had elbowed their own way back in the playoff chase. They were a half-game behind Kansas City at the start of the night, but their second straight loss on the heels of a four-game winning streak was costly against a fellow contender.Girardis frustration was evident when he was tossed by plate umpire Brian ONora for arguing balls and strikes with the bases loaded and no outs in the eighth inning.Didi Gregorius proceeded to deliver a two-run double, and the Yankees tacked on two more runs against the Kansas City bullpen before Herrera put a stop to their rally.Two different strike zones. Its unfortunate, Girardi said of his ejection. Even the broadcasters were talking about it in the eighth and ninth inning. I dont know why. Im frustrated by it. I dont know if you give the catchers credit. I know the last inning and the inning before that Im watching on TV and I see it. Oh-1 is a lot different than 1-and-oh a lot of times.STATS AND STREAKSThe Royals have cut 7 1/2 games from their wild-card deficit in 22 games. ... Pineda lost for the first time since July 31 at Tampa Bay, snapping a four-start win streak. ... Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury reached base on catchers interference for the 11th time this season, extending his major league record.AWARD WINNERSYankees C Gary Sanchez won his second straight AL player of the week award. He hit .522 with three doubles, five homers and nine RBI while walking five times in six games. ... Royals 1B Eric Hosmer and Yankees SS Gregorius were chosen from their teams for the Heart and Hustle Award from the Major League Baseball Players Association.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals RHP Luke Hochevar said he experienced instant relief after surgery for symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome. The reliever will begin rehab soon. The swelling, the coldness is gone, he said. I havent had any of that happen since surgery.UP NEXTYankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka has tossed 14 2/3 scoreless innings over his last two starts. 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One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. DETROIT -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia realizes the Detroit Tigers need to go on a hot streak to stay in the playoff race. The veteran catcher hopes it starts Wednesday.The Tigers are on the outside looking in for a wild-card spot after losing five of their last seven. They were thumped 8-1 by the last-place Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in the second contest of a four-game series.When youre fighting and clawing to get a playoff spot and you get tied for the second wild-card spot, then you drop down two, get back up one, then drop back down to two, its frustrating, Saltalamacchia said. Ive said from the beginning, the hottest team at the end of the season is the one thats going to be able to pull it off.With 18 games remaining, the Tigers margin for error continues to shrink.You can no longer say its a long season, second baseman Ian Kinsler said. Every game is extremely important, especially the position were in.The Tigers would prefer if they didnt have to keep right-hander Anibal Sanchez (7-13, 5.69 ERA) in the rotation, but injuries have forced their hand. They need Sanchez to have one of his better outings Wednesday.Detroit has lost nine of the last 12 games Sanchez has started, including a 7-4 decision to the Chicago White Sox last Wednesday. Sanchez allowed three runs on eight hits in that five-inning start.Sanchez has a good track record against the Twins, posting a 5-4 record and 2.60 ERA in 15 career appearances (14 starts).Detroit is hopeful to get left fielder Justin Upton back in the lineup. Upton left Mondays game with a mild left calf strain and did not play Tuesday.Any offensive help would be welcome for a team that has produced only 17 runs in the last seven games.Were struggling offensively, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. Thats just the way it is. You go througgh ups and downs.dddddddddddd Were going to through a down spell, offensively. I think the upside, with an offense like this, its going to come back around, and hopefully we get hot here soon, for the remainder of the season.The Twins are dealing with a number of injuries, with first baseman Joe Mauer and designated hitter Miguel Sano the latest to join the walking wounded. Mauer has missed three consecutive games with a quad injury while Sano sat out Tuesday with a lower back strain.Minnesota is 3-11 against Detroit this season but got a little payback Tuesday while snapping an 11-game road losing streak.Theyve been tough on us and weve had difficulty finding ways to win games in this building, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. We havent had a road win in a long time. Im more focused on those things. I know it disrupts them for a day but theyve got a lot of games left, and a lot of things can happen for them these last few weeks.The Twins need to win at least nine of their remaining 17 games to avoid a 100-loss campaign.This has definitely been a trying year for everybody in this clubhouse and organization, Molitor said. When you have at least somewhat elevated expectations and you fall short -- in our case, significantly short -- you have to look inside. Youre constantly trying to evaluate how youre going about doing your job, ways you can do it better and trying to draw things out of people the best way you can.Right-hander Tyler Duffey, who starts Wednesday, hasnt found any bright spots facing the Tigers this year. Hes lost both of his outings against them while posting a 6.75 ERA. Hes 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA in four career starts against them. ' ' '