The latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Heartland

(AP) -- Max Scherzer held the Royals in check while pitching into the seventh inning,

Ryan Raburn belted a two-run homer and a shaky Detroit Tigers bullpen held on for a 3-1 victory over Kansas City on Thursday night.

Scherzer (10-4) scattered four hits over the first six innings before a pair of singles put runners on first and second with two outs in the seventh.

Phil Coke sprinted in from the bullpen to protect a 2-1 lead and promptly retired Mike Moustakas on a fly ball to center field to end the threat.

Joaquin Benoit survived a leadoff single by Brayan Pena in the eighth inning, and Don Kelly homered off Royals All-Star Aaron Crow in the bottom half to give Detroit a two-run cushion.

(Copyright ©2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)