Kansas City Royals Defeat Detroit Tigers 11-7, Improve to 58-74

Final result

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 11-7 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Detroit Tigers at 61-69 (.469).

MLB data listed Kansas City Royals at 58-74 (.439).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Detroit Tigers 1 run; 2nd — Kansas City Royals 5 runs; 5th — Detroit Tigers 4 runs, Kansas City Royals 4 runs; 6th — Detroit Tigers 1 run; 7th — Detroit Tigers 1 run; 8th — Kansas City Royals 2 runs.

Nick Loftin (Kansas City Royals): 3 hits, 4 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Kevin McGonigle (Detroit Tigers): 2 hits, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. John Rave (Kansas City Royals): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 3 runs. Kyle Isbel (Kansas City Royals): 2 hits, 3 RBI, 2 runs. Hao-Yu Lee (Detroit Tigers): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 2 runs. Salvador Perez (Kansas City Royals): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 2 runs.

Nick Loftin hit a home run for Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the 2nd (3 RBI). Kevin McGonigle hit a home run for Detroit Tigers in the top of the 5th (2 RBI). John Rave hit a home run for Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the 5th (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 3 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Detroit Tigers were 61-69, 4th in the division, 7.0 games back in the division, 9th in the wild-card standings, 3.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 26, wild-card elimination number 29.

In the 2026 standings, the Kansas City Royals were 58-74, 5th in the division, 11.0 games back in the division, 10th in the wild-card standings, 7.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 21, wild-card elimination number 24.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings