Kansas City Royals' Matt Quatraro Touts Offensive 'Positives' Despite Loss on Thursday

Although the Kansas City Royals are 7-12 after Thursday's 10-9 loss to the Detroit Tigers, their hitting provided a silver lining. They had several different players contribute, which is a sign of the lineup's potential.

Royals manager Matt Quatraro spoke about the offense postgame, via MLB.com.

"There were a lot of positives offensively today. Obviously the big inning, but we chipped away earlier than that," he said. "We got it back to 6-2, adding on the extra run. But yeah, there were great at-bats throughout that seventh inning, even positives before that. Vinnie [Pasquantino] had a bunch of productive swings, good at-bats earlier in the game as well. Salvy [Salvador Perez] as well. There were a lot of bright spots. Bobby [Witt Jr.] I think had three hits. Overall, a lot of productive outs and a lot of productive at-bats."

Rookie catcher Carter Jensen tied the game 1-1 with an RBI single in the fourth inning before Kansas City fell behind 6-1 entering the top of the sixth. Perez then hit a sacrifice fly to bring the score to 6-2 before a six-run rally in the seventh.

Right fielder Jac Caglianone started the rally with an RBI single before third baseman Maikel Garcia and Witt each had RBI singles as well. Perez then launched a three-run homer to left, giving the Royals an 8-6 lead.

Pasquantino scored Kansas City's final run on a solo homer in the ninth, giving the squad a 9-7 lead. However, setup man blew the save in the bottom frame, and the Royals lost on a walkoff single by infielder . Erceg is filling in at closer for fellow right-hander (foot).