Guillen, Meche assist Royals in finishing sweep of Tigers

Jose Guillen homered and drove in three runs, Gil Meche pitched seven solid innings and the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 8-4 Thursday to complete another three-game sweep of the Tigers.
    Kansas City won its season-best fourth straight and improved to 6-0 this season against the skidding Tigers, who have lost four in a row and 10 of 12 while falling into last place in the AL Central.
    The Royals began the year with three wins at Detroit, which opened 0-7 despite a $139 million payroll. Now, the Tigers (16-25) are struggling again.
    Billy Butler’s two-run double keyed a three-run first against Tigers left-hander Kenny Rogers (3-4). Miguel Olivo doubled home Butler with the final run of the inning.
    The Royals added two more in the second on an RBI single by Joey Gathright and Guillen’s bases-loaded walk after falling behind in the count 0-2.
    Guillen homered leading off the fourth against Rogers to extend his hitting streak to a season-high seven games. Olivo later doubled and scored on Mark Teahen’s single.
    Guillen’s eighth-inning single drove in Esteban German.