Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Final Score

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Detroit TigersDET

3–4

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Average

DETKC

Batting

4.34

R/G

4.13

0.244

AVG

0.241

0.326

OBP

0.320

0.393

SLG

0.391

0.718

OPS

0.711

0.95

HR/G

1.03

8.11

H/G

7.97

Pitching

3.88

ERA

4.35

1.32

WHIP

1.37

8.83

K/9

8.62

3.66

BB/9

4.38

3.74

RA/G

4.29

0.241

OPP AVG

0.238

323

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	DET ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8.5	+123	-149
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+120	-142
BBetMGM	-1.5	8.5	+125	-155
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+122	-145
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+129	-142
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+128	-159
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	+128	-142
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+122	-145
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+120	-145
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+129	-142
MMyBookie	-1.5	8.5	+123	-145

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

May 8, 2026

11:40 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

DET

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
DET	17th	9th
KC	22nd	17th

Matchup

DETKC

18-20Record17-21
47.4%Win %44.7%
12-6Home record11-9
6-14Road record6-12
4-6Last 106-4
-3Streak-2
+6Run diff-16
3-4Division7-10
2Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	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

Team Stats

DETStatKC

3Runs4
8Hits8
1Errors0
0Home runs0
2RBI4
1Stolen bases0
6K (bat)6
6K (pit)6
3BB (pit)5

Player Stats

DET — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Riley GreeneLF	4	1	3	0	0
Matt VierlingCF	4	0	1	0	0
Wenceel PerezRF	4	1	2	1	0
Dillon DinglerC	4	1	0	0	0
Spencer Torkelson1B	4	0	1	1	0
Kevin McGonigleSS	3	0	0	0	2
Hao-Yu Lee3B	2	0	0	0	0
Colt Keith3B	2	0	0	0	0
Zack Short3B	2	0	0	0	2
Jahmai JonesRF	2	0	0	0	1
Zach McKinstry2B	2	0	1	0	0
Kerry CarpenterRF	1	0	0	0	0

DET — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Keider MonteroSP	6.0	3	1	1	1	4
Brant HurterRP	1.2	2	1	1	1	1
Tyler HoltonRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Kyle FinneganRP	0.0	3	2	2	1	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	2	2	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	1	1	0
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	1	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	0	1
Carter JensenC	3	0	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	3	1	1	0	0
Salvador PerezC	3	0	0	0	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	0	0	1
Lane ThomasCF	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	1	1	1	0	0
Elias DiazC	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Kris BubicSP	5.2	4	3	3	4	5
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Luinder AvilaRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Nick MearsRP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

94 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Vierling grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
McGonigle walked.
0-0
Top
Jones flied out to left.
0-0
Top
McGonigle stole second.
0-0
Top
Dingler grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. fouled out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino lined out to center.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Greene doubled to right.
0-0
Top
Pérez singled to right, Greene to third.
0-0
Top
Torkelson grounded into double play, third to second to first, Greene scored, Pérez out at second.
1-0
Top
Lee struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right.
1-0
Bottom
Collins singled to right, Caglianone scored.
1-1
Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
1-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Short walked.
1-1
Top
Vierling flied out to center.
1-1
Top
McGonigle grounded into fielder's choice to second, Short out at second.
1-1
Top
McGonigle to second on wild pitch by Bubic.
1-1
Top
Jones grounded out to third.
1-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel lined out to left.
1-1
Bottom
Garcia lined out to center.
1-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
1-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Dingler struck out looking.
1-1
Top
Greene reached on infield single to second.
1-1
Top
Pérez struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Torkelson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Greene out at second.
1-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
1-1
Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Jensen struck out looking.
1-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Lee flied out to right.
1-1
Top
Short walked.
1-1
Top
Vierling grounded into fielder's choice to third, Short out at second.
1-1
Top
McGonigle struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone struck out looking.
1-1
Bottom
Collins fouled out to third.
1-1
Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
1-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Kris Bubic challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jahmai Jones walks.
1-1
Top
Dingler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Jones out at second.
1-1
Top
Greene struck out looking.
1-1
Top
Pérez doubled to center, Dingler scored.
2-1
Top
Mears relieved Bubic
2-1
Top
Torkelson doubled to left, Pérez scored.
3-1
Top
McKinstry hit for Lee
3-1
Top
McKinstry grounded out to third.
3-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
McKinstry at second base.
3-1
Bottom
Isbel popped out to shortstop.
3-1
Bottom
Garcia grounded out to pitcher.
3-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to center.
3-1
Bottom
Pasquantino walked.
3-1
Bottom
Perez flied out to right.
3-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Avila relieved Mears
3-1
Top
Short struck out swinging.
3-1
Top
Vierling doubled to left.
3-1
Top
McGonigle flied out to left.
3-1
Top
Keith hit for Jones
3-1
Top
Keith grounded out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Keith as designated hitter.
3-1
Bottom
Holton relieved Montero
3-1
Bottom
Jensen popped out to second.
3-1
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to center.
3-1
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
3-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Avila
3-1
Top
Dingler lined out to left.
3-1
Top
Greene singled to center.
3-1
Top
Pérez lined out to center.
3-1
Top
Torkelson lined out to center.
3-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Finnegan relieved Holton
3-1
Bottom
Massey doubled to center.
3-1
Bottom
Isbel singled to right, Massey scored on error, Isbel safe at second on fielding error by right fielder Pérez, Isbel safe at third on error.
3-2
Bottom
Garcia singled to center, Isbel scored.
3-3
Bottom
Bobby Witt Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Bobby Witt Jr. walks. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.
3-3
Bottom
Hurter relieved Finnegan
3-3
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Witt Jr. out at second, Garcia to third.
3-3
Bottom
Perez walked.
3-3
Bottom
Thomas hit for Jensen
3-3
Bottom
Thomas grounded out to second.
3-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Díaz catching.
3-3
Top
Erceg relieved Schreiber
3-3
Top
McKinstry doubled to right.
3-3
Top
Short bunt popped out to catcher.
3-3
Top
Carpenter hit for Vierling
3-3
Top
Carpenter flied out to right.
3-3
Top
Elias Díaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kevin McGonigle walks.
3-3
Top
Keith popped out to third.
3-3

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Carpenter in right field.
3-3
Bottom
Pérez in center field.
3-3
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to right.
3-3
Bottom
Collins struck out looking.
3-3
Bottom
Loftin hit for Massey
3-3
Bottom
Loftin doubled to center.
3-3
Bottom
Isbel reached on infield single to shortstop, Loftin scored.
3-4

Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, May 8, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Odds

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