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DETROIT -- With their playoff hopes fading fast, the Kansas City Royals showed some fight.Paulo Orlando hit a tying, two-run double and Eric Hosmer followed with a three-run homer against Francisco Rodriguez, capping a ninth-inning comeback that led the Royals over the Detroit Tigers 7-4 Saturday.Kansas City stopped a four-game losing streak, and its tragic number for elimination from postseason contention remained at three. The Royals would be the fourth straight World Series champion failing to reach the playoffs after winning a title the previous season.We want to finish strong, no matter where we are in the standings said Hosmer, who was hitless in four at-bats, including three strikeouts, before the home run. We have to be professional about what were doing and continue to play it through.Given a 4-2 lead, Rodriguez (3-4) allowed singles to Alex Gordon and Hunter Dozier before Orlandos double. Cheslor Cuthbert walked and Hosmer hit his 24th homer.We put together a lot of good at-bats, Hosmer said. I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit and not miss it.Wade Davis (2-1) pitched a one-hit eighth and Kelvin Herrera, Kansas Citys seventh pitcher, got three straight outs for his 12th save in 15 chances, ending a game that took 3 hours, 50 minutes. Rodriguez blew a save for the fifth time in 49 opportunities.Detroits five-game winning streak was stopped, and the Tigers dropped a half-game behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card berth.Its a bad position to fail the way that I failed, Rodriguez said. Just unacceptable. This one hurts, big time. I let my team down.Royals starter Yordano Ventura, 7-0 against Detroit in his career, allowed three runs and 10 hits in four innings, then left with back tightness. Kansas City said he is day to day.Tigers starter Daniel Norris, who was in line for his first career victory over the Royals, gave up two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.Alcides Escobar hit a sacrifice fly in the second, but the Tigers went ahead 3-1 on third-inning RBI singles by Cameron Maybin and J.D. Martinez, and Maybins RBI single in the fourth.Kendrys Morales homered leading off the sixth, becoming Kansas Citys first player to reach 30 since Jermaine Dye hit 33 in 2000. Martinezs RBI single gave Detroit a 4-2 lead in the sixth.Give them credit for coming back against one of the best closers in the American League, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.FREE PASSTigers slugger Miguel Cabrera drew an intentional walk in the fourth inning, his 14th of the season. 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HOUSTON -- Houston Texans head coach Bill OBrien said Tom Savage will start at quarterback on Saturday against the Cincinnati Bengals.OBrien benched starting quarterback Brock Osweiler midway through the second quarter on Sunday, with Houston trailing the Jacksonville Jaguars 13-0. Savage led the Texans to a comeback 21-20 victory in relief of Osweiler.OBrien said he thinks Savage gives the Texans the best chance to beat the Bengals.After the game on Sunday, OBrien said, We dont make decisions on how much a guy gets paid. We make decisions on whats the best way to win a game.The Texans gave Osweiler a four-year, $72 million contract in March, though just two years and $37 million of it is guaranteed. Savage, who is in the third year of his rookie contract he signed after being drafted by the Texans in 2014, is guaranteed just $300,584 for the remainder of his deal.Savage finished 23-of-36 passing for 260 yards after entering in the second quarter on Sunday. Before he was benched, Osweiler was 6-of-11 for 48 yards and two interceptions. Neither quarterback threw a touchdown pass.OBrien said he chose to name a starter early in the week because he wanted to give Savage the full week to prepare during what is already a short week.I think its important for Tom to have the week as a starter, to experience the whole thing and to make sure he understands what the game plan is, OBrien said. Its a short week, so he knows hes got to pput a lot of extra prep time into this thing, and I know he will.ddddddddddddPrior to Sunday, Savage had not played in a regular-season NFL game in more than two years. He spent last season on injured reserve after spraining his shoulder during a preseason game. During training camp, OBrien praised Savages knowledge of the offense.Hes the same guy every day, OBrien said. Hes a very consistent person. Hes been the same guy as far as his personality and how he approaches his day-to-day workload since he arrived here. Hes a hardworking guy. Hes done a lot to work in the weight room to change his body. Hes worked to get in better shape over the years.Hes always trying to do something to prepare, and I think as far as leadership in the huddle, he communicates the play well. He can throw the football, and that more than anything can spark a team ... when you complete some passes.Savage will be the sixth different starting quarterback for the Texans in the past two seasons. Only two other teams have had five differ