The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on May 9, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- Riley Greene went 1-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Tigers.
- Ty Madden pitched 6.0 innings for the Tigers, allowing 3 earned runs with 5 strikeouts.
- Michael Massey went 1-for-3 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Royals.
- Michael Wacha pitched 7.0 innings for the Royals, allowing 0 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
Detroit Tigers box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Torkelson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dillon Dingler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Vierling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colt Keith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Riley Greene | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach McKinstry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin McGonigle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wenceel Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hao-Yu Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Madden | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Tyler Holton | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lane Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carter Jensen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Before and after
- Tigers · 2026 season · Previous May 8, 2026: DET 3, KC 4 · Next May 10, 2026: DET 6, KC 3
- Royals · 2026 season · Previous May 8, 2026: DET 3, KC 4 · Next May 10, 2026: DET 6, KC 3