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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 5–1 on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Detroit Tigers 1 76-86
at Kansas City Royals 5 69-93

Line score

Team
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1
Kansas City Royals 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
  • W: Michael Wacha (4-2)
  • L: Burch Smith (0-2)

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr. (5), Michael Massey (3)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. hits an inside-the-park home run (5) on a line drive down the right-field line. Maikel Garcia scores. 0–2
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores. 0–5
Top 8th Detroit Tigers Riley Greene doubles (12) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Kevin McGonigle scores. 1–5

Box score

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Kevin McGonigle SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .294
Matt Vierling CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216
Colt Keith 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .312
Hao-Yu Lee 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .159
Riley Greene LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .310
Dillon Dingler DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Kerry Carpenter RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .216
Wenceel Pérez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .209
Zach McKinstry 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .185
Jake Rogers C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Totals 32 1 4 1 2 9
Pitcher
Burch Smith (L, 0-2) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 11 3.09
Tyler Holton 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.15
Ty Madden 6.0 2 3 3 2 5 1 87 2.45

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .270
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .297
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .191
Salvador Perez DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .191
Carter Jensen C 2 1 1 0 1 0 .222
Jac Caglianone RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .246
Lane Thomas LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Michael Massey 2B 3 1 1 3 0 0 .233
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Totals 28 5 6 5 2 5
Pitcher
Michael Wacha (W, 4-2) 7.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 89 2.63
Matt Strahm 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 3.68
Steven Cruz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 12.00

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
10 mph, L To R
First pitch
6:10 PM
Time of game
2:04
Attendance
26,724
Umpires
Home Plate: Gabe Morales, First Base: Emil Jimenez, Second Base: Mike Muchlinski, Third Base: Dexter Kelley

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 May 9

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Angels 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 14 Final Game page
Athletics 6 at Baltimore Orioles 2 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 7 at Miami Marlins 8 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Guardians 1 Final (11) Game page
Chicago Cubs 0 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Game page
New York Yankees 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 Final (10) Game page
Seattle Mariners 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego Padres 4 Final Game page
New York Mets 1 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at San Francisco Giants 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Final Game page

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