Kansas City Royals Defeat Detroit Tigers 3-1, Improve to 57-74

Final result

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 3-1 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Detroit Tigers at 61-68 (.473).

MLB data listed Kansas City Royals at 57-74 (.435).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 3rd — Kansas City Royals 1 run; 4th — Kansas City Royals 1 run; 5th — Detroit Tigers 1 run; 6th — Kansas City Royals 1 run.

Hao-Yu Lee (Detroit Tigers): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Kyle Isbel (Kansas City Royals): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Michael Wacha (Kansas City Royals): 7.0 innings and 6 strikeouts, (W, 7-8). Salvador Perez (Kansas City Royals): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Drew Anderson (Detroit Tigers): 5.0 innings and 4 strikeouts, (L, 4-5). Drew Sommers (Detroit Tigers): 2.0 innings and 4 strikeouts.

Kyle Isbel hit a home run for Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the 3rd (1 RBI). Salvador Perez hit a home run for Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the 4th (1 RBI). Hao-Yu Lee hit a home run for Detroit Tigers in the top of the 5th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Detroit Tigers were 61-68, 4th in the division, 6.0 games back in the division, 9th in the wild-card standings, 2.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 28, wild-card elimination number 31.

In the 2026 standings, the Kansas City Royals were 57-74, 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 22, wild-card elimination number 25.

Official game sources

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