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Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park, Detroit Jackie Robinson Day Final

Final score

The Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 2–1 on Wednesday, April 15, 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Detroit Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
  • W: Kyle Finnegan (1-0)
  • L: Eli Morgan (0-1)
  • S: Kenley Jansen

Home runs

  • Detroit Tigers: Wenceel Pérez (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd Detroit Tigers Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jake Rogers out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Javier Báez scores. 0–1
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Michael Massey scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. 1–1
Bottom 8th Detroit Tigers Wenceel Pérez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 1–2

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .152
Salvador Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .149
Carter Jensen DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .204
Michael Massey 2B 1 1 0 0 1 1 .167
Jonathan India 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Jac Caglianone RF 3 0 3 0 1 0 .275
Tyler Tolbert PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lane Thomas CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167
Kyle Isbel CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .317
Starling Marte LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Totals 32 1 6 1 3 8
Pitcher
Seth Lugo 6.2 5 1 1 0 7 0 92 1.48
Daniel Lynch IV 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.35
Eli Morgan (L, 0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 20 1.50

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Kevin McGonigle 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .313
Gleyber Torres 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .234
Colt Keith DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .310
Riley Greene LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .227
Spencer Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Kerry Carpenter RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .196
Matt Vierling CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
Zach McKinstry 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .209
Wenceel Pérez RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .091
Javier Báez SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .295
Jake Rogers C 2 0 0 1 0 1 .071
Totals 28 2 7 2 1 9
Pitcher
Jack Flaherty 6.0 2 1 1 3 7 0 97 4.05
Tyler Holton 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00
Kyle Finnegan (W, 1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00
Kenley Jansen (S, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.93

Game info

Weather
70 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
7 mph, R To L
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:22
Attendance
19,609
Umpires
Home Plate: Jansen Visconti, First Base: Andy Fletcher, Second Base: Derek Thomas, Third Base: Cory Blaser

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 15

Matchup Status Details
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Washington Nationals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 8 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 4 at New York Yankees 5 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 3 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 8 at Chicago White Sox 3 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 1 at Houston Astros 3 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 6 at San Diego Padres 7 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 5 at Athletics 6 Final Game page
New York Mets 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 Final Game page

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