Tigers vs Royals

Final · Sat May 9 · 7:10 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

Detroit TigersTigers18-22

FinalMay 9, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals19-21

StreamMLB.TVRoyals.TVTigers.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

DET+108

KC−130

Run line

DET +1.5−181

KC −1.5+149

Total O/U

Over 9−115

Under 9−105

Run line: Royals −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9 (6 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on May 9, 2026 to move to 19-21.

The game was played before 26,724.

Score by inning

Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
KC	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	x	5

W: Wacha (4-2) · L: Smith (0-2)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

KCHome runWitt Jr. homered inside-the-park to right (17 feet), Garcia scored.0-2

Bottom 4

KCHome runMassey homered to right center (403 feet), Jensen scored and Caglianone scored.0-5

Top 8

DETDoubleGreene doubled to center, McGonigle scored.1-5

Team stats

DETKC

Hits: 4; 6
Home Runs: 0; 2
Runs Batted In: 1; 5
Walks: 2; 2
Strikeouts: 9; 5
Runners Left On Base: 14; 6
Errors: 1; 1

Player stats

Tigers · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Kevin McGonigle SS	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	12	.294	.395	.441
Matt Vierling CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.216	.276	.375
Colt Keith 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	13	.312	.353	.376
Hao-Yu Lee 3B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.159	.213	.273
Riley Greene LF	1-3	3	0	1	1	1	1	13	.310	.406	.479
Dillon Dingler DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	.231	.295	.438
Kerry Carpenter RF	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.216	.299	.451
Wenceel Perez RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	13	.167	.221	.278
Spencer Torkelson 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	2	13	.209	.329	.411
Zach McKinstry 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	18	.185	.267	.296
Jake Rogers C	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.167	.200	.278

Tigers · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Burch Smith P	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	1	11-8	3.09	11
Tyler Holton P	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-11	4.15	13
Ty Madden P	6.0	2	3	3	2	5	1	87-53	2.45	87

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Maikel Garcia 3B	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	15	.270	.337	.419
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-4	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	.297	.369	.475
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	.191	.276	.355
Salvador Perez DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	.191	.233	.322
Carter Jensen C	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	10	.222	.313	.402
Jac Caglianone RF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	13	.246	.321	.415
Lane Thomas LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	.214	.364	.271
Michael Massey 2B	1-3	3	1	1	3	1	0	0	6	.233	.256	.452
Kyle Isbel CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	.274	.337	.411

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha P	7.0	2	0	0	2	6	89-54	2.63	89
Matt Strahm P	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	18-12	3.68	18
Steven Cruz P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-10	12.00	15

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance26,724

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Gabe Morales · First Base Umpire: Emil Jimenez · Second Base Umpire: Mike Muchlinski · Third Base Umpire: Dexter Kelley

Last and next games

Tigers

Royals

Last game: W 4-3 vs DETFri May 8
Next game: L 3-6 vs DETSun May 10
L 5-8 vs CLEThu May 7
L 1-3 vs CLEWed May 6
W 5-3 vs CLETue May 5

Head to head

DET 2, KC 1Tue Apr 14
DET 2, KC 1Wed Apr 15
DET 10, KC 9Thu Apr 16
DET 3, KC 4Fri May 8

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