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Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 2–1 on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 1 69-93
at Detroit Tigers 2 76-86

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0
  • W: Will Vest (1-2)
  • L: Nick Mears
  • S: Kenley Jansen

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen grounds into a force out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Javier Báez. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Starling Marte to 3rd. Jonathan India out at 2nd. Carter Jensen to 1st. 1–0
Bottom 8th Detroit Tigers Kevin McGonigle walks. 1–1
Bottom 8th Detroit Tigers Dillon Dingler doubles (2) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. 1–2

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270
Lane Thomas LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .154
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .159
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .143
Starling Marte RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222
Jonathan India 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .175
Carter Jensen DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 .222
Isaac Collins LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Tyler Tolbert LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kyle Isbel CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 4
Pitcher
Cole Ragans 6.0 1 0 0 4 1 0 93 3.78
Matt Strahm (H, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 4.05
Nick Mears (L, 1-1)(BS, 2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 18 2.70

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Gleyber Torres DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Matt Vierling CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .174
Colt Keith 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Kevin McGonigle SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 .311
Dillon Dingler C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .271
Wenceel Pérez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Riley Greene LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Spencer Torkelson 1B 1 0 0 0 2 1 .208
Javier Báez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Zach McKinstry 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .195
Totals 26 2 4 1 6 2
Pitcher
Framber Valdez 7.0 4 1 1 2 1 0 87 3.75
Will Vest (W, 1-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 6.75
Kenley Jansen (S, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.45

Game info

Weather
77 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
10 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
6:42 PM
Time of game
2:18
Attendance
16,655
Umpires
Home Plate: Cory Blaser, First Base: Jansen Visconti, Second Base: Andy Fletcher, Third Base: Derek Thomas

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 6 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 7 at Kansas City Royals 11 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Apr 14

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 7 at New York Yankees 1 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 0 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 Final (10) Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 Final (10) Game page
Colorado Rockies 6 at Houston Astros 7 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 1 at San Diego Padres 4 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 1 at Athletics 2 Final Game page
New York Mets 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Final Game page

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