KC 1, DET 2 | Apr 15, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 15, 2026•Comerica Park•70°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Kyle Finnegan

LOSS

Eli Morgan

SAVE

Kenley Jansen

The Tigers edged the Royals 2-1 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Jac Caglianone3-for-3, 0 RBI

★Gleyber Torres3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Wenceel Pérez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 70°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:22Att: 19,609Venue: Comerica Park

Ump Audit

Jansen Visconti

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94.0%B

9 missed calls

+20.6% KC

+0.35 runs DET

Win Probability

DET WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
DET	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 824291 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.286/.354/.443	98.1	.210	.233
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.254/.346/.299	96	.122	.114
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.152/.247/.197	100	.196	.328
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.149/.208/.269	85.8	.060	.054
Carter JensenDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.204/.245/.469	96.9	.161	.216
Jonathan India2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.327/.310	97.2	.315	.293
Tyler TolbertPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.167/.306/.200	96.9	.331	.324
Starling MarteLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211/.211/.316	74.5	.206	.192
Bench
Michael Massey2B	1	1	0	0	1	1	.167/.231/.250	-	-	-
Jac CaglianoneRF	3	0	3	0	1	0	.275/.362/.392	113.5
Totals	32	1	6	1	3	8	-	-	-	-

3B:Pasquantino; Caglianone

TB:10

RBI:Isbel

GIDP:Perez

Team LOB:7

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Kevin McGonigle3B	3	0	1	0	1	2	.313/.421/.484	89.3	.974

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	6.2	5	1	1	0	7	0	92-61	85.9	1.48
Daniel Lynch IV	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	89.9	1.35
Eli MorganL	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	20-12	84.6	1.50
Totals	8.0	7	2	2	1	9	1	116-76	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Lugo 92-61; IV 4-3; Morgan 20-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Lugo 4-7; IV 0-0; Morgan 0-2

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jack Flaherty	6.0	2	1	1	3	7	0	97-53	88.3	4.05

Game Notes

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B3Replay review: Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Javier Báez doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Zach McKinstry out at home on the throw, right fielder Jac Caglianone to second baseman Michael Massey to catcher Salvador Perez. Javier Báez to 3rd.

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B3Replay review: Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jake Rogers out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Javier Báez scores.

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B6Replay review: Kevin McGonigle challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kevin McGonigle called out on strikes.

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B8Replay review: Jake Rogers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jake Rogers called out on strikes.

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T3Wild pitch by Jack Flaherty

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T9Passed ball

Bench
Kerry CarpenterRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.196/.300/.392	95.8	.059	.112
Zach McKinstry3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.209/.261/.326	105.3	.383	.345
Jack FlahertyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler HoltonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle FinneganP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kenley JansenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-