Final
KC 5 — DET 4
7/26/2026 · Comerica Park
MLB game · 824246
Complete available game record for KC at DET, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Keith | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Thomas | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin | 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin McGonigle | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gleyber Torres | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Riley Greene | LF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jac Caglianone | RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dillon Dingler | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Starling Marte | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach McKinstry | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Malgeri | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Carpenter | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carter Jensen | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Maile | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Outman | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Velazquez | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hao-Yu Lee | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Strahm | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Sommers | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Framber Valdez | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Pearson | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenan Hanifee | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Madden | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luinder Avila | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 97-57 |
| Luinder Avila | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 89-50 |
| Ty Madden | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30-16 |
| Matt Strahm | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22-15 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 |
| Drew Sommers | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22-18 |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 |
| Brenan Hanifee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-8 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22-16 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Dingler | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Sommers | P | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hao-Yu Lee | 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| James Outman | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Carpenter | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McGonigle | SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Greene | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Framber Valdez | P | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Malgeri | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenan Hanifee | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Madden | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres | DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colt Keith | 3B | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Pearson | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luinder Avila | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Velazquez | SS | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Jensen | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Thomas | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Maile | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Strahm | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin | 3B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | 1B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Starling Marte | DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | —→0 | Lane Thomas homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. | 1–0 |
| 1 top | —→0 | Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman. | 1–0 |
| 1 top | —→0 | Salvador Perez hit by pitch. Nick Loftin to 2nd. | 1–0 |
| 1 top | —→1 | Jac Caglianone grounds into a force out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Nick Loftin to 3rd. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Jac Caglianone to 1st. | 1–0 |
| 1 top | —→2 | Starling Marte strikes out swinging. | 1–0 |
| 1 top | —→2 | Isaac Collins walks. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. | 1–0 |
| 1 top | —→2 | Tyler Tolbert reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. | 2–0 |
| 1 top | —→3 | Luke Maile lines out to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | —→1 | Colt Keith pops out to catcher Luke Maile in foul territory. | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | —→2 | Kevin McGonigle flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | —→3 | Gleyber Torres lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins. | 2–0 |
| 2 top | —→1 | Andrew Velazquez grounds out, pitcher Framber Valdez to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 2–0 |
| 2 top | —→2 | Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 2–0 |
| 2 top | —→3 | Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | —→1 | Riley Greene grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Luinder Avila. | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | —→1 | Dillon Dingler walks. | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | —→2 | Kerry Carpenter flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | —→2 | Spencer Torkelson walks. Dillon Dingler to 2nd. | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | —→3 | James Outman strikes out swinging. | 2–0 |
| 3 top | —→1 | Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 2–0 |
| 3 top | —→2 | Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. | 2–0 |
| 3 top | —→3 | Starling Marte grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | —→1 | Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez. | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | —→2 | Colt Keith grounds out, second baseman Andrew Velazquez to first baseman Salvador Perez. | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | —→2 | Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | —→3 | Gleyber Torres flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. | 2–0 |
| 4 top | —→1 | Isaac Collins pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory. | 2–0 |
| 4 top | —→1 | Tyler Tolbert walks. | 2–0 |
| 4 top | —→1 | Luke Maile doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Tyler Tolbert scores. | 3–0 |
| 4 top | —→2 | Andrew Velazquez strikes out swinging. | 3–0 |
| 4 top | —→2 | Lane Thomas walks. | 3–0 |
| 4 top | —→3 | Nick Loftin strikes out swinging. | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | —→1 | Riley Greene grounds out, second baseman Andrew Velazquez to first baseman Salvador Perez. | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | —→1 | Dillon Dingler singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | —→2 | Kerry Carpenter flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | —→2 | Spencer Torkelson walks. Dillon Dingler to 2nd. | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | —→3 | James Outman grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Luinder Avila. | 3–0 |
| 5 top | —→1 | Salvador Perez lines out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. | 3–0 |
| 5 top | —→2 | Jac Caglianone grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 3–0 |
| 5 top | —→2 | Starling Marte singles on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. | 3–0 |
| 5 top | —→3 | Isaac Collins grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | —→0 | Hao-Yu Lee doubles (10) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | —→0 | Colt Keith walks. | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | —→0 | Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd. Colt Keith to 2nd. | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | —→1 | Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging. | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | —→1 | Riley Greene reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Andrew Velazquez. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Colt Keith scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. Riley Greene to 2nd. Fielding error by second baseman Andrew Velazquez. | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | —→1 | Dillon Dingler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene scores. | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | —→2 | Ben Malgeri strikes out swinging. | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | —→3 | Spencer Torkelson flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. | 3–4 |
| 6 top | —→0 | Carter Jensen walks. | 3–4 |
| 6 top | —→1 | Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. | 3–4 |
| 6 top | —→2 | Andrew Velazquez flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. | 3–4 |
| 6 top | —→3 | Lane Thomas grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | —→0 | James Outman singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | —→1 | Hao-Yu Lee grounds into a force out, shortstop Andrew Velazquez to second baseman Michael Massey. James Outman out at 2nd. Hao-Yu Lee to 1st. | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | —→3 | Colt Keith grounds into a double play, shortstop Andrew Velazquez to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Hao-Yu Lee out at 2nd. Colt Keith out at 1st. | 3–4 |
| 7 top | —→1 | Nick Loftin pops out to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. | 3–4 |
| 7 top | —→2 | Salvador Perez strikes out on a foul tip. | 3–4 |
| 7 top | —→3 | Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | —→0 | Kevin McGonigle walks. | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | —→2 | Gleyber Torres grounds into a double play, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Kevin McGonigle out at 2nd. Gleyber Torres out at 1st. | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | —→3 | Riley Greene lines out to third baseman Nick Loftin. | 3–4 |
| 8 top | —→1 | Starling Marte pops out to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. | 3–4 |
| 8 top | —→1 | Isaac Collins singles on a fly ball to right fielder Zach McKinstry. | 3–4 |
| 8 top | —→2 | Carter Jensen called out on strikes. | 3–4 |
| 8 top | —→2 | Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. | 5–4 |
| 8 top | —→3 | Andrew Velazquez bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Drew Sommers to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | —→1 | Dillon Dingler grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez. | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | —→1 | Zach McKinstry walks. | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | —→2 | Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Spencer Torkelson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Zach McKinstry out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to third baseman Nick Loftin. | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | —→3 | James Outman flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. | 5–4 |
| 9 top | —→1 | Lane Thomas grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 5–4 |
| 9 top | —→2 | Nick Loftin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nick Loftin called out on strikes. | 5–4 |
| 9 top | —→2 | Salvador Perez walks. | 5–4 |
| 9 top | —→3 | Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | —→0 | Hao-Yu Lee walks. | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | —→0 | Colt Keith singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins, deflected by shortstop Andrew Velazquez. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd. | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | —→1 | Kevin McGonigle flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | —→2 | Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging. | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | —→3 | Riley Greene strikes out swinging. | 5–4 |