Matt Vierling hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday.Vierling’s two-out home run to left-center off Kansas City reliever Chris Stratton capped a five-run inning for the Tigers after they trailed 3-1 going into the seventh.After a leadoff walk to Jake Rogers and a single by Riley Greene, Mark Canha singled home Rogers to cut the Kansas City lead to 3-2.Kerry Carpenter hit a one-out RBI single to drive in Greene and tie the score at 3-3, setting up Vierling’s heroics.Andrew Chafin pitched a scoreless eighth inning.Kansas City scored two runs in the ninth inning off Detroit closer Jason Foley to trim its deficit to 6-5. Maikel Garcia had an RBI groundout and Bobby Witt, Jr. hit an RBI single to make it a one-run game.But Vinnie Pasquantino flied out to center field to end the game.Garcia, Witt, Salvador Perez and Dairon Blanco each had two hits for the Royals.