Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
7-12, 2-7 Away
9
7-12, 2-7 Away
Final
10-9, 8-1 Home
10
10-9, 8-1 Home
Royals Hitting
a-walked for Massey in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BIndia (1, Montero); Witt Jr. 2 (5, Montero 2)
- HRPerez (3, 7th inning off Holton 2 on, 2 Out); Pasquantino (1, 9th inning off Seabold 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIPerez 4 (6), Witt Jr. (8), Pasquantino (8), Garcia (9), Jensen (10), Caglianone (1)
- 2Out RBIJensen; Perez, S 3.
- SFPerez
- SHIsbel
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP5-10 (Caglianone 1-1, Jensen 1-1, Garcia 1-2, Pasquantino 0-3, Witt Jr. 1-1, Perez 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Witt Jr.-India-Pasquantino)
- AssistsCaglianone (Dingler at home).
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
K. McGonigle3B-SS |
J. JonesDH |
W. PerezRF |
J. BaezSS-CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .366 | .324 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .420 | .500 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .290 | .385 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .367 | .566 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .350 | .386 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .250 | .385 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .349 | .433 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .218 | .377 | .273 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .125 | .267 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 | .314 | .426 |
| 37 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
a-hit sacrifice fly to left for Jones in the 7th
b-grounded to second for Vierling in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BTorres (2, Bubic); Greene 2 (6, Mears, Erceg); Dingler (3, Bubic); Torkelson (3, Bubic)
- 3BMcGonigle (2, Mears)
- HRDingler (4, 5th inning off Schreiber 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBITorres (5), Jones (1), Vierling (4), Greene 2 (12), Carpenter (10), Dingler 2 (14), Torkelson (6), Keith (5)
- 2Out RBIDingler 2; Torkelson; Greene, R 2; Vierling; Jones, Jah; Keith.
- SFCarpenter
- GIDPJones
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP7-15 (Torkelson 2-2, McGonigle 0-1, Keith 1-2, Báez 0-1, Dingler 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Greene 2-2, Vierling 1-1, Pérez 0-2, Jones 1-1, Torres 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBVierling (1, 2nd base off Lange/Jensen)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Mears(H, 2) |
D. Lynch IV(H, 2) |
L. Erceg(L, 0-1, B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 82-46 | 3.97 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-5 | 7.11 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-14 | 3.52 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.52 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 1.17 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-15 | 6.14 |
| 8.2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 161-99 |
- Pitching
- WPBubic ( 2)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedErceg 2/6; Schreiber 1/2; Lange 3/5; Bubic 12/21; Lynch IV 2/3; Mears 1/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesErceg-3-3-5-4; Schreiber-1-1-2-1; Lange-4-2-5-3; Bubic-13-6-12-15; Lynch IV-1-2-1-2; Mears-4-1-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsErceg 0-1; Lange 0-1; Bubic 3-6; Lynch IV 0-2; Mears 1-2
- Game ScoresK Bubic 32
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Anderson(H, 1) |
T. Holton(B, 1) |
C. Seabold(W, 1-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83-55 | 3.31 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 7.20 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-10 | 1.23 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 5.40 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15-11 | 2.08 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 142-94 |
- Pitching
- WPHolton
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedAnderson 3/4; Seabold 4/5; De Jesús 2/5; Holton 2/2; Montero 18/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesAnderson-2-1-0-3; Seabold-3-4-1-3; De Jesús-4-1-3-4; Holton-1-1-6-2; Montero-14-8-13-19
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsAnderson 1-0; Seabold 0-2; De Jesús 1-1; Holton 0-1; Montero 3-10
- Game ScoresK Montero 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Torkelson doubled to left, Vierling scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | Jensen reached on infield single to third, Witt Jr. scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | Vierling singled to left, Greene scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | Torres doubled to left, Báez scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | Jones singled to left, Torres scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | Dingler homered to left (411 feet), Jones scored. | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Witt Jr. scored. | 2 | 6 | |
| 7th | Caglianone singled to center, India scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 7th | Garcia singled to right, Caglianone scored, Thomas to third. | 4 | 6 | |
| 7th | Witt Jr. reached on infield single to second, Thomas scored, Garcia to second. | 5 | 6 | |
| 7th | Perez homered to left (379 feet), Garcia scored and Witt Jr. scored. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7th | Carpenter hit sacrifice fly to left, McGonigle scored. | 8 | 7 | |
| 9th | Pasquantino homered to right (412 feet). | 9 | 7 | |
| 9th | Greene doubled to right, McGonigle scored and Torres scored. | 9 | 9 | |
| 9th | Keith singled to right, Greene scored. | 9 | 10 | |
KC @ DET Videos
Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers: Game Highlights
DET wins 3-0
Game Information
Comerica Park
1:10 PM, April 16, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 15,034
Game Time:3:06
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- First Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
- Second Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
- Third Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 11 | 8 | .579 | - | L1 |
| Cleveland | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 10 | 9 | .526 | 1 | W6 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 12 | .368 | 4 | L4 |
| Chicago | 6 | 13 | .316 | 5 | L3 |
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