| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 1-4 |
| Game 2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Game 3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Game 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 4-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Game 2 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 2-3 |
| Game 3 | 1-4 | 4-2 | 1-2 |
| Game 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
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2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Pitcher
E. Morgan
(L)
Detroit Pitcher
K. Finnegan
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+110 | 8.5o | +1.5 (0.5) |
|
|
-130 | 8.5u (5.5) | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Garcia | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| V. Pasquantino | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| S. Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .149 |
| C. Jensen | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .204 |
| M. Massey | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| J. India | PH -2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| J. Caglianone | RF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| T. Tolbert | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| L. Thomas | LF -CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 |
| K. Isbel | CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| S. Marte | PH -LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. McGonigle | SS -3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .313 |
| G. Torres | 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| C. Keith | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .310 |
| R. Greene | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .227 |
| S. Torkelson | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| K. Carpenter | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .196 |
| M. Vierling | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 |
| Z. McKinstry | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 |
| W. Perez | CF -RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| J. Baez | CF -SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| J. Rogers | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Lugo | 6 .2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.48 |
| D. Lynch IV | 0 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 |
| E. Morgan (L 0-1) | 1 .0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Flaherty | 6 .0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.05 |
| T. Holton | 0 .2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| K. Finnegan (W 1-0) | 1 .1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| K. Jansen (S 4) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 |
Location Comerica Park
Temperature 69° Temperature
Attendance 19,609 attendance
Home Jansen Visconti
1st Andy Fletcher
2nd Derek Thomas
3rd Cory Blaser
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | KC Starter (IP) | DET Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, '26 | DET |
|
DET -122 | u7.5 | C. Ragans (6.0) | F. Valdez (7.0) |
| Aug 31, '25 | KC |
|
DET -165 | u7.0 | M. Wacha (4.2) | T. Skubal (7.0) |
| Aug 30, '25 | KC |
|
KC +105 | u9.0 | S. Kolek (6.0) | J. Flaherty (5.2) |
| Aug 29, '25 | KC |
|
DET +101 | u9.0 | S. Lugo (3.1) | C. Paddack (3.2) |
| Aug 24, '25 | DET |
|
KC +134 | o8.0 | S. Lugo (4.1) | J. Flaherty (5.0) |
| Aug 23, '25 | DET |
|
DET -120 | u8.5 | M. Wacha (6.0) | C. Paddack (5.0) |
| Aug 22, '25 | DET |
|
DET -153 | o8.5 | R. Bergert (5.2) | C. Mize (5.2) |
| Jun 01, '25 | KC |
|
DET +142 | u8.5 | K. Bubic (7.0) | K. Montero (4.2) |
| May 31, '25 | KC |
|
KC +164 | u8.0 | M. Wacha (7.0) | T. Skubal (7.0) |
| May 30, '25 | KC |
|
DET -118 | o8.5 | S. Lugo (3.1) | C. Mize (3.1) |
Last Meeting ( Apr 14, 2026 ) Kansas City 1, Detroit 2
The Detroit Tigers will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they host their American League Central rival, the Kansas City Royals, in the middle contest of a three-game series on Wednesday night.
The Tigers scored twice in the eighth inning to pull out a 2-1 victory in the series opener on Tuesday.
Most of the game featured a pitchers' duel between Kansas City's Cole Ragans and Detroit's Framber Valdez.
Both were out of the game when the Tigers scored their runs.
"Incredible performance on both sides," Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said. "We couldn't get anything started against Ragans, and Framber did his part to match him."
Detroit's Kenley Jansen, 38, passed Hall of Famer Lee Smith on the all-time saves list and now stands alone in third place (479) after escaping a ninth-inning jam.
"It takes a lot to be in this room in general, and then on top of that to have the longevity and legacy that he has," Hinch said. "I don't know how many games he's pitched that haven't mattered. He's at the back end of games that matter, and he's done it for a really long time. And now he's third all-time in the entire history of the sport."
Royals outfielder Isaac Collins departed in the first inning with a right knee contusion. He was injured while trying to catch a foul ball and tumbled into the stands.
"His X-ray was negative," Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro said. "We'll know more tomorrow and see if we can get the swelling out of there."
Detroit right-hander Jack Flaherty (0-1, 5.14 ERA) will make his fourth start of the season on Wednesday. He had his best outing on Thursday, limiting Minnesota to one run and five hits in 5 1/3 innings of a no-decision. The Tigers lost 3-1.
"He was mixing all his pitches and getting in the zone," catcher Jake Rogers said. "When he gets ahead, he's got a lot of pitches that can get you out. When he's in the zone and in the zone often, his stuff plays."
Flaherty settled in after a first-inning double play.
"Getting in a little trouble early got me right," he said. "I was more in sync working in the stretch. Still too many walks (three) and not in the zone quite enough, but I felt as the game went on, I got better and better... Rog (Rogers) did a really good job of navigating the first couple of innings, and as we got in sync, everything became easier."
Flaherty is 4-1 with a 2.78 ERA in six career starts against the Royals, and he'll oppose another veteran right-hander in Seth Lugo (1-1, 1.53) on Wednesday.
In his last start on Thursday, Lugo allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits in 6 1/3 innings in a 2-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox. His control was spotty, as he walked four batters.
"I thought I threw the ball pretty good," Lugo said. "Too many walks. I want to pitch deeper in the game. So those walks kind of hurt me there, especially toward the end."
Lugo is 3-3 with a 4.98 ERA in eight career outings against the Tigers.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Bubic | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 17, '26) | May 17, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Kris Bubic on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| M. Strahm | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( May 15, '26) | May 15, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Matt Strahm on the 15-day injured list with a right knee inflammation. | ||||
| C. Ragans | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list with elbow impingement. | ||||
| J. India | 2B | Ten Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 27, '26) | Apr 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Jonathan India on the 10-day injured list. The Royals announced Tuesday that India underwent season-ending surgery to repair the labrum in his left shoulder. | ||||
| J. McArthur | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 18, '26) | Apr 18, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP James McArthur from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| C. Estevez | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Foot( Mar 31, '26) | Mar 31, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Carlos Estévez on the 15-day injured list with left foot contusion. | ||||
| A. Marsh | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Alec Marsh on the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Smith | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Burch Smith on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| B. Hurter | RP | Day To Day - Back( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The Tigers announced that Hurter left Friday's (May 22) game with a lower back injury. | ||||
| T. Madden | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Arm( May 14, '26) | May 14, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Ty Madden on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| K. Carpenter | RF | Ten Day IL - AC Joint( May 09, '26) | May 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed OF Kerry Carpenter on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Verlander | SP | Sixty Day IL - Hip( May 09, '26) | May 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers transferred RHP Justin Verlander to the 60-day injured list with left hip inflammation. | ||||
| G. Torres | 2B | Ten Day IL - Oblique( May 05, '26) | May 05, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed INF Gleyber Torres on the 10-day injured list due to left oblique tightness. | ||||
| T. Skubal | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 03, '26) | May 03, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed LHP Tarik Skubal on the 15-day injured list due to loose bodies in left elbow. | ||||
| J. Baez | SS | Ten Day IL - Ankle( Apr 28, '26) | Apr 28, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed OF Javier Báez on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. | ||||
| B. Horn | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers transferred LHP Bailey Horn from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he continues his recovery from a left elbow arthroscopy. | ||||
| P. Meadows | CF | Sixty Day IL - Head/Arm( Apr 12, '26) | Apr 12, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers trasferred OF Parker Meadows to the 60-day injured list with a left radius fracture. | ||||
| T. Sweeney | SS | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 10, '26) | Apr 10, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers transferred INF Trey Sweeney to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. | ||||
| B. Brieske | RP | Sixty Day IL - Groin( Mar 22, '26) | Mar 22, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Beau Brieske on the 60-day injured list with left adductor strain. | ||||
| T. Melton | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 09, '26) | Mar 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Troy Melton on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| J. Jobe | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Jackson Jobe on the 60-day injured list due to recovering from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| R. Olson | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Reese Olson on the 60-day injured list after he underwent a right shoulder labral repair. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 09, '26
KC 0 - CHW 2
|
L -178 | u9.0 | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 14.5 | 3.0 |
|
Apr 04, '26
KC 8 - MIL 2
|
W +100 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 | 5.0 |
|
Mar 29, '26
ATL 1 - KC 4
|
W +128 | u8.0 | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 12.2 | 1.4 |
|
Aug 29, '25
KC 3 - DET 5
|
L -109 | u9.0 | 3.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 25.5 | 2.0 |
|
Aug 24, '25
DET 8 - KC 10
|
W +134 | o8.0 | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 18.2 | 0.4 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 87.2 | 18.2 | 2.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 29, '25
KC 3 - DET 5
|
L -109 | u9.0 | 3.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 25.5 | 2.0 |
|
Aug 24, '25
DET 8 - KC 10
|
W +134 | o8.0 | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 18.2 | 0.4 |
|
May 30, '25
KC 5 - DET 7
|
L +109 | o8.5 | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 20.7 | 1.5 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 3.2 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 77.7 | 21.5 | 1.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 09, '26
MIN 3 - DET 1
|
L -142 | u8.5 | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 15.7 | 1.5 |
|
Apr 04, '26
DET 11 - STL 6
|
W -168 | o7.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 | 0.0 |
|
Mar 28, '26
SD 3 - DET 0
|
L -108 | u8.0 | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 20.5 | 2.0 |
|
Oct 07, '25
DET 4 - SEA 8
|
L +114 | o7.5 | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 22.8 | 0.5 |
|
Oct 02, '25
CLE 3 - DET 6
|
W +108 | o7.5 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 15.9 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 82.8 | 19.3 | 1.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 30, '25
KC 3 - DET 1
|
L -114 | u9.0 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 17.8 | 2.3 |
|
Aug 24, '25
DET 8 - KC 10
|
L -146 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 17.4 | 6.0 |
|
Aug 13, '21
KC 0 - STL 6
|
W -134 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 89.7 | 16.2 | 3.2 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.81 | .226 | .314 | 1.27 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 8.5 |
|
|
3.49 | .225 | .313 | 1.27 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 7.6 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2.92 | 2.73 | .208 | .287 | 1.12 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 5.2 |
|
|
4.09 | 3.70 | .237 | .308 | 1.25 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.91 | 5.59 | .252 | .353 | 1.53 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
|
|
3.29 | 3.12 | .203 | .321 | 1.33 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 |