Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers — Apr 16, 2026

MLB Comerica Park, Detroit, MI·April 16, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 7-12, 2-7 Away
9
Final
10
Detroit Tigers DET 10-9, 8-1 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 1 9 13 0
DET 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 3 10 14 0
Leaders
Hits
B.
B. Witt Jr. SS KC
3 H
R.
R. Greene LF DET
3 H
Home Runs
V.
V. Pasquantino 1B KC
1 HR
D.
D. Dingler C DET
1 HR
RBI
S.
S. Perez C KC
4 RBI
D.
D. Dingler C DET
2 RBI
Batting
Royals
Tigers
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Royals
Tigers
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 - 3 9 - 10
9 - 10
Colt Keith Colt Keith singles to right field. Riley Greene scores. RBI
9 - 9
Riley Greene Riley Greene doubles to right field. Kevin McGonigle scores. Gleyber Torres scores. 2B RBI 2
Top 9th 1 - 0 9 - 7
HR RBI Vinnie Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino homers to right field.
9 - 7
Bot 7th 0 - 1 8 - 7
8 - 7
Kerry Carpenter Kerry Carpenter out on a sacrifice fly to Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. RBI
Top 7th 6 - 0 8 - 6
HR RBI 3 Salvador Pérez Salvador Perez homers to left field. Bobby Witt scores. Maikel Garcia scores.
8 - 6
RBI Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt singles to shallow infield. Maikel Garcia to second. Lane Thomas scores.
5 - 6
RBI Maikel García Maikel Garcia singles to right field. Lane Thomas to third. Jac Caglianone scores.
4 - 6
RBI Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone singles to center field. Jonathan India scores.
3 - 6
Top 6th 1 - 0 2 - 6
RBI Salvador Pérez Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Riley Greene. Bobby Witt scores.
2 - 6
Bot 5th 0 - 4 1 - 6
1 - 6
Dillon Dingler Dillon Dingler homers to left field. Jahmai Jones scores. HR RBI 2
1 - 4
Jahmai Jones Jahmai Jones singles to left center field. Gleyber Torres scores. RBI
1 - 3
Gleyber Torres Gleyber Torres doubles to deep left field. Javier Báez scores. 2B RBI
Bot 4th 0 - 1 1 - 2
1 - 2
Matt Vierling Matt Vierling singles to left field. Riley Greene scores. RBI
Top 4th 1 - 0 1 - 1
RBI Carter Jensen Carter Jensen singles to third base. Bobby Witt scores.
1 - 1
Bot 2nd 0 - 1 0 - 1
0 - 1
Spencer Torkelson Spencer Torkelson doubles to left field. Matt Vierling scores. 2B RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: DET +5 Times Tied: 2
Team Statistics
Royals
Tigers
Batting
13 Hits 14
9 Runs 10
2 Home Runs 1
9 RBI 10
8 Strikeouts 8
1 Walks 5
3 Doubles 5
0 Triples 1
14 Left on Base 17
Pitching
10 Runs Allowed 9
10 Earned Runs 9
14 Hits Allowed 13
8 Strikeouts 8
5 Walks 1
1 HR Allowed 2
43 Batters Faced 41
Fielding
26 Put Outs 27
6 Assists 4
Head-to-Head
Tigers leads 4-1
Final
KC Royals
1
DET Tigers
2
Final
KC Royals
1
DET Tigers
2
Final
KC Royals
10
DET Tigers
8
Final
KC Royals
2
DET Tigers
4
Final
KC Royals
5
DET Tigers
7
Comerica Park
Detroit, MI, US · 41,083 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
April 16, 2026
Time
5:10 pm