KC 9, DET 10 | Apr 16, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, April 16, 2026•Comerica Park•67°F, Cloudy

Royals

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Connor Seabold

LOSS

Lucas Erceg

The Tigers edged the Royals 10-9 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Salvador Perez4 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Riley Greene3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Salvador Perez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

Weather: 67°F, CloudyWind: 8 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 3:06Att: 15,034Venue: Comerica Park

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92.5%B

12 missed calls

+4.4% DET

+0.36 runs KC

Win Probability

DET WinKC Win

Team	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

Game 824289 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.280/.345/.427	97.9	.279	.263
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	3	3	1	0	2	.278/.361/.347	104.1	.600	.625
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.155/.244/.239	108	.479	.697
Salvador PerezDH	4	1	2	4	0	2	.169/.221/.324	107.4	.363	.556
Carter JensenC	5	0	2	1	0	0	.222/.259/.463	104.6	.145	.134
Jonathan India2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.174/.321/.326	90.2	.333	.310
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.273/.355/.382	110.7	.242	.221
Lane ThomasLF	1	1	1	0	1	0	.194/.342/.226	83.3	.980	.904
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.295/.367/.455	91.8	.468	.431
Bench
Michael MasseyLF	2	0	1	0	0	1	.214/.267/.286	105.5	.886	.883
Kris BubicP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	9	13	9	1	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Perez (7th off Holton, 4 on, 2 out); Pasquantino (9th off Seabold, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:India; Jr. 2

TB:22

RBI:Jensen; Perez 4; Pasquantino; Garcia; Caglianone; Jr.

SF:Perez

Team LOB:5

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Gleyber Torres2B	4	2	2	1	1	0	.250/.366/.324	101.4	.254

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris Bubic	4.2	6	5	5	3	3	0	82-46	88.5	3.97
John Schreiber	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	8-5	88.2	7.11
Alex Lange	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	20-14	91.6	3.52
Nick MearsH	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	20-13	89.1	3.52
Daniel Lynch IVH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	84.1	1.17
Lucas ErcegLBS	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	0	24-15	91.6	6.14
Totals	8.2	14	10	10	4	8	1	161-99	-	-

WP:Bubic 2

Inherited runners-scored:Schreiber 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 82-46; Schreiber 8-5; Lange 20-14; Mears 20-13; IV 7-6; Erceg 24-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 3-6; Schreiber 0-0; Lange 0-1; Mears 1-2; IV 0-2; Erceg 0-1

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Keider Montero	6.0	7	4	4	0	5	0	83-55	90.8	3.31

Game Notes

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B9Replay review: Kevin McGonigle challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Kevin McGonigle walks. Gleyber Torres to 2nd.

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B2Wild pitch by Kris Bubic

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B4Wild pitch by Kris Bubic

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T7Wild pitch by Tyler Holton

Bot 2 • DET

0-1

Spencer Torkelson doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Michael Massey. Matt Vierling scores.

EV: 81.9 mph286 ftLA: 30°

Top 4 • KC

1-1

Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to third baseman Kevin McGonigle. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 70.6 mph88 ftLA: 9°

Bot 4 • DET

1-2

Matt Vierling singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Michael Massey. Riley Greene scores.

EV: 106.7 mph222 ftLA: 14°

Bot 5 • DET

1-3

Gleyber Torres doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Michael Massey. Javier Báez scores.

EV: 101.4 mph370 ftLA: 24°

1-4

Jahmai Jones singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Massey. Gleyber Torres scores.

EV: 83.5 mph230 ftLA: 16°

1-6

Dillon Dingler homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Jahmai Jones scores.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 411 ftLA: 28°

Top 6 • KC

2-6

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Riley Greene. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 100.1 mph275 ftLA: 14°

Top 7 • KC

8-6

Salvador Perez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 97.9 mph💣 379 ftLA: 36°

5-6

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to second baseman Gleyber Torres. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

4-6

Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Jac Caglianone scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd.

EV: 74.2 mph216 ftLA: 24°

3-6

Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matt Vierling. Jonathan India scores.

EV: 110.7 mph45 ftLA: -2°

Bot 7 • DET

8-7

Kerry Carpenter out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lane Thomas in foul territory. Kevin McGonigle scores.

EV: 82.1 mph274 ftLA: 46°

Top 9 • KC

9-7

Vinnie Pasquantino homers (1) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 108.0 mph💣 412 ftLA: 21°

Bot 9 • DET

9-9

Riley Greene doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Gleyber Torres scores. Kevin McGonigle scores.

EV: 91.9 mph51 ft0

9-10

Colt Keith singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Riley Greene scores.

EV: 103.2 mph155 ftLA: 9°

HR:Dingler (5th off Schreiber, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Torres; Greene 2; Dingler; Torkelson

3B:McGonigle

TB:24

RBI:Torres; Jones; Greene 2; Vierling; Carpenter; Dingler 2; Torkelson; Keith

SB:Vierling

SF:Carpenter

GIDP:Jones

Team LOB:6

WP:Holton

Inherited runners-scored:Anderson 1-1; Holton 2-2; Seabold 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Montero 83-55; Anderson 12-6; Holton 13-10; Jesus 19-12; Seabold 15-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Montero 3-10; Anderson 1-0; Holton 0-1; Jesus 1-1; Seabold 0-2

Bench
Jahmai JonesDH	3	1	1	1	0	1	.077/.077/.077	104.1	.722	.666
Matt VierlingCF	3	1	2	1	0	0	.231/.250/.385	106.7	.489	.518
Keider MonteroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew AndersonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler HoltonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Enmanuel De JesusP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor SeaboldP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-