Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals — May 8, 2026

MLB Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City·May 8, 2026
Detroit Tigers DET 18-21, 6-15 Away
3
Final
4
Kansas City Royals KC 18-21, 12-9 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
DET 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
KC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4
Umpires HP Dexter Kelley 1B Gabe Morales 2B Emil Jimenez 3B Mike Muchlinski
Leaders
Hits
R.
R. Greene LF DET
3 H
K.
K. Isbel CF KC
2 H
RBI
W.
W. Pérez RF DET
1 RBI
K.
K. Isbel CF KC
2 RBI
Batting
Tigers
Royals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Tigers
Royals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 9th 0 - 1 3 - 4
3 - 4
Kyle Isbel Kyle Isbel singles to shallow left field. Nick Loftin scores. RBI
Bot 8th 0 - 2 3 - 3
3 - 3
Maikel Garcia Maikel Garcia singles to center field. Kyle Isbel scores. RBI
3 - 2
Kyle Isbel Kyle Isbel singles to right field, advances to 3rd. Michael Massey scores. Fielding error by Wenceel Pérez. RBI E
Top 6th 2 - 0 3 - 1
2B RBI Spencer Torkelson Spencer Torkelson doubles to left field. Wenceel Pérez scores.
3 - 1
2B RBI Wenceel Pérez Wenceel Pérez doubles to deep center field. Dillon Dingler scores.
2 - 1
Bot 2nd 0 - 1 1 - 1
1 - 1
Isaac Collins Isaac Collins singles to right field. Jac Caglianone scores. RBI
Top 2nd 1 - 0 1 - 0
RBI Spencer Torkelson Spencer Torkelson grounds out to third base. Wenceel Pérez out at second. Riley Greene scores.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: DET +2 Times Tied: 2
Team Statistics
Tigers
Royals
Batting
8 Hits 8
3 Runs 4
0 Home Runs 0
2 RBI 4
6 Strikeouts 6
5 Walks 3
5 Doubles 4
0 Triples 0
21 Left on Base 7
Pitching
4 Runs Allowed 3
4 Earned Runs 3
8 Hits Allowed 8
6 Strikeouts 6
3 Walks 5
0 HR Allowed 0
36 Batters Faced 39
Fielding
26 Put Outs 27
6 Assists 11
Highlights
Tigers 3 - 4 Royals
May 8, 2026
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, US · 38,053 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
May 8, 2026
Time
11:40 pm