DETROIT -- Omar Infante showed the Detroit Tigers what theyre missing. Infante hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and had an RBI single in a four-run fifth against former teammate Justin Verlander, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Tigers 11-8 Monday night. Infante became expendable in Detroit last November when the franchise traded first baseman Prince Fielder to Texas for second baseman Ian Kinsler. The next month, Infante signed a $30.25 million, four-year contract with the Royals, and their manager is glad he did. "I didnt really think much about Omar last year with the lineup that they had," Royals skipper Ned Yost acknowledged. "I would try to pitch around this guy and pitch around this guy to get to Omar, and Omar constantly just beat our brains in offensively. At about the midway point, I started realizing how really good he was." With 90-plus games left this season, the Tigers are finding out how vulnerable they are and how good Kansas City is in the tightly contested AL Central. The Royals have won a season-high eight straight to pull within a half-game of Detroit atop the division. Kansas City has won 11 of 13 since trailing the Tigers by 6 1/2 games at the start of the month. "We got on a nice little run here and weve made up some ground," Yost said. Detroit scored six runs in the ninth inning and pulled within three on J.D. Martinezs two-out grand slam off Donnie Joseph. Michael Mariot struck out Austin Jackson looking for the final out. Jason Vargas (7-2) gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks to win his third straight. Verlander (6-7) allowed seven earned runs in consecutive starts for the first time in his career, giving up a season-high 12 hits and striking out two over six innings. He got off to a good start, retiring the Royals in order on 10 pitches in the first inning, and pitched four scoreless innings before getting roughed up. The Royals took a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning when Billy Butler followed Infantes RBI single with a three-run double off Verlander. "Our confidence level is as high as it can get," Butler said. "I dont think it is as much him as it is were going really good right now." Infante cleared the left-field fences with his third homer this year with two on to make it 7-2 in the sixth, leading fans to boo Verlander, who is in the second season of his seven-year, $180 million deal. "I dont blame the fans for booing," Verlander said. "They are frustrated with me, just like Im frustrated with myself. I would have probably booed myself tonight. Theyve cheered me a lot of times, and they will cheer me again." The jeers kept coming in the next inning when Kansas City scored four runs -- one earned -- on four hits and two errors off Evan Reed, who failed to retire any Royals as their lead grew to 11-2. The Royals finished with a season high in runs and hits (17) on a steamy night in the Motor City. Detroit hurt its chances of winning the opener of the four-game series early in the game. Both teams lost a player to cramps. Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter left the game in the fourth with a cramp in his right hamstring. "Its not a strain," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus insisted. Royals catcher Salvador Perez was replaced in the seventh because of cramps in both calves. "Hes fine," Yost said. "They made him drink a bunch of fluids and gave him an IV." 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Jamie Vardy scored two goals in Leicester’s 2-0 win away to Sunderland to edge them closer to the title Is it the biggest story weve seen in football? Theres obviously Nottingham Forest when they went on to win European Cups and I think its safe to say we wont see Leicester do that, Carragher said. Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri said he is only focused on what his side are doing But the days of someone coming up or a smaller team winning the league was more likely to happen in the 60s, 70s, 80s.The top four was normally set in stone, certainly when I was playing. No one ever made a fist for that. This, to think where theyve come from, could be the biggest story in football weve ever seen. Sunderland boss Sam Allardyyce said Jamie Vardy was the difference Ranieri said before the game this could happen in 50 or 60 years time.dddddddddddd The chances of seeing something like this again? I think it could be double that.Leicesters win at the Stadium of Light guaranteed them a top-four spot just 12 months after they flirted with relegation to the Championship. Vardy scored two second-half goals at the Stadium of Light Graeme Souness said Leicester now had one hand on the trophy and their success would inspire other clubs mount title challenges of their own in the future.Its the most incredible story in the Premier Leagues history, Souness said. Vardy celebrates his second goal against Sunderland Such a small team getting themselves so far in front, being top of the league for so long, playing with great resilience, not always easy on the eye to watch.The type of football you thought was a thing of the past where its get the ball forward as quickly as you can for a striker who at 29 is very unusual in that he wants to run in behind all the time. Graeme Souness and Jamie Carragher take a look at why Sunderland are deep in relegation trouble A year when all the big teams have tripped up I think it is the most interesting, fascinating Premier League ever and I think theyve won it now.I think it is the most wonderful thing for football, it gives everyone out there whos not a big boy, not one of the big boys, think we can do that. They wont, but they will think they can. Alan Smith joins Patrick Davison to reflect on Leicesters 2-0 victory at Sunderland Also See: Vardy edges Leicester closer Ranieri: Everything in our hands Leicester stats ' ' '