Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals — May 9, 2026

MLB Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City·May 9, 2026
Detroit Tigers DET 18-22, 6-16 Away
1
Final
5
Kansas City Royals KC 19-21, 13-9 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
KC 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5
Umpires HP Gabe Morales 1B Emil Jimenez 2B Mike Muchlinski 3B Dexter Kelley
Leaders
Hits
K.
K. McGonigle SS DET
1 H
M.
M. Garcia 3B KC
1 H
Home Runs
B.
B. Witt Jr. SS KC
1 HR
RBI
R.
R. Greene LF DET
1 RBI
M.
M. Massey 2B KC
3 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
Top 8th 1 - 0 1 - 5
2B RBI Riley Greene Riley Greene doubles to deep right center field. Kevin McGonigle scores.
1 - 5
Bot 4th 0 - 3 0 - 5
0 - 5
Michael Massey Michael Massey homers to center field. Jac Caglianone scores. Carter Jensen scores. HR RBI 3
Bot 1st 0 - 2 0 - 2
0 - 2
Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt homers to right field. Maikel Garcia scores. HR RBI 2
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: KC +5 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Tigers
Royals
Batting
4 Hits 6
1 Runs 5
0 Home Runs 2
1 RBI 5
9 Strikeouts 5
2 Walks 2
2 Doubles 2
0 Triples 0
14 Left on Base 6
Pitching
5 Runs Allowed 1
5 Earned Runs 1
6 Hits Allowed 4
5 Strikeouts 9
2 Walks 2
2 HR Allowed 0
30 Batters Faced 35
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
11 Assists 7
Head-to-Head
Royals leads 1-0
Final
Tigers
3
Royals
4
Highlights
Tigers 1 - 5 Royals
May 9, 2026
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, US · 38,053 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
May 9, 2026
Time
11:10 pm