KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- David Price threw a complete-game and Anthony Gose collected three hits and scored a run as the Detroit Tigers blanked the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Saturday night.

Price stopped the Royals on five hits, walked none and struck out three.

Center fielder Lorenzo Cain homered with two out in the ninth to ruin Price's shutout.

Price did not allow a Royal to touch third base before Cain's home run. His only blunder was in the sixth inning when his fielding error on left fielder Alex Gordon's squib put two runners on. Price got out of the jam when third baseman Mike Moustakas wormed into a double play.

Right-hander Edinson Volquez got into and out of trouble in the first. With one out, second baseman Ian Kinsler rolled a single past shortstop Christian Colon and first baseman Miguel Cabrera walked. Designated hitter Victor Martinez flied out to center fielder Lorenzo Cain, yet deep enough to advance Kinsler to third, but left fielder Yoenis Cespedes grounder to Colon ended the inning.

The Tigers did get on the board in the second, which right fielder Rajai Davis led off with a walk before Gose's single to left advanced Davis to second. Kinsler hit what appeared to be a double play ball to second baseman Omar Infante, but Gose's take out slide into second caused Colon's errant relay throw, which allowed Davis to score.

The Tigers botched a chance to score in the fourth when they had Cespedes at third with one out, but failed to get him home. With the infield in, third baseman Nick Castellanos grounded out to third baseman Mike Moustakas as Cespedes stayed put. Shortstop Jose Iglesias grounded out to end the inning.

Price retired the first 10 batters he faced before Moustakas' infield single in the fourth inning. The only off hit off Price in the first five innings was catcher Salvador Perez's two out single in the fifth.

The Tigers increased their lead to 2-0 in the fifth. Gose doubled to shallow left, just out of reach of a diving Gordon. Kinsler singled Gose home.

NOTES: Royals RHP Greg Holland, who is on the disabled list with a strained right pectoral, threw a simulated game Saturday with no issues. INF Orlando Calixte and OF Jarrod Dyson took swings against Holland. "I'll have to wait and see if any issues come up post throwing today and how I feel," Holland said on coming off the DL on Tuesday. "I'm pretty confident it will be sooner than later." ... RF J.D. Martinez, who is hitless in his past 10 at-bats with seven strikeouts, was not in the starting lineup. ... Tigers RHP Anibal Sanchez, who has a 14-10 record in May, starts the series finale. The Royals will counter with RHP Jeremy Guthrie.