DETROIT (AP) – Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar hit back-to-back homers and the Kansas City Royals beat the first-place Detroit Tigers 9-5 Monday night.

Alex Gordon also homered and Johnny Giavotella added a bases-loaded double for the Royals, who have won three of their last five.

Gordon had four hits and is 10-for-14 in the last three games.

Mike Moustakas singled in his final at-bat to extend his hitting streak to 12 games.

Luke Hochevar (9-10) ended a four-start winless streak, giving up five runs on eight hits in seven innings.

Max Scherzer (13-8) allowed seven runs on 10 hits and a walk in three-plus innings to drop to 2-2 in August. Both losses were to the Royals.

Jeff Francis, who picked up a win in his last start, goes for the Royals tonight with pre-game at 5:30pm on KAYS (1400-AM).