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Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4–3 on Friday, May 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Detroit Tigers 3 76-86
at Kansas City Royals 4 69-93

Line score

Team
Detroit Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 1
Kansas City Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 8 0
  • W: Lucas Erceg (3-1)
  • L: Brant Hurter (4-1)

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Detroit Tigers Spencer Torkelson grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Riley Greene scores. Wenceel Pérez out at 2nd. Spencer Torkelson out at 1st. 1–0
Bottom 2nd Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Jac Caglianone scores. 1–1
Top 6th Detroit Tigers Wenceel Pérez doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Dillon Dingler scores. 2–1
Top 6th Detroit Tigers Spencer Torkelson doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Wenceel Pérez scores. 3–1
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Michael Massey scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. Kyle Isbel advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by right fielder Wenceel Pérez. 3–2
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Matt Vierling. Kyle Isbel scores. 3–3
Bottom 9th Kansas City Royals Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Nick Loftin scores. 3–4

Box score

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Matt Vierling CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226
Kerry Carpenter RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Kevin McGonigle 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .293
Jahmai Jones DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Colt Keith DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Dillon Dingler C 4 1 0 0 0 1 .239
Riley Greene LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 .309
Wenceel Pérez CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .174
Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .208
Hao-Yu Lee 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .163
Zach McKinstry 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .196
Zack Short SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Totals 34 3 8 2 5 6
Pitcher
Keider Montero 6.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 71 3.18
Tyler Holton (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.60
Kyle Finnegan (BS, 1) 0.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 12 1.53
Brant Hurter (L, 4-1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 30 1.77

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .299
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .190
Salvador Perez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .195
Carter Jensen C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .217
Lane Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Elias Díaz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Jac Caglianone RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .243
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .250
Michael Massey 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .229
Nick Loftin PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282
Kyle Isbel CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .283
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 6
Pitcher
Kris Bubic 5.2 4 3 3 4 5 0 96 3.50
Nick Mears 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.93
Luinder Avila 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 6.75
John Schreiber 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.60
Lucas Erceg (W, 3-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.31

Game info

Weather
64 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
0 mph, Calm
First pitch
6:41 PM
Time of game
2:42
Attendance
29,374
Umpires
Home Plate: Dexter Kelley, First Base: Gabe Morales, Second Base: Emil Jimenez, Third Base: Mike Muchlinski

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Chicago Cubs 7 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
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