The game turned on one swing in the eighth inning. Wenceel Pérez homered to right field, a 360-foot shot that broke a 1-1 tie and lifted Detroit to a 2-1 victory over Kansas City at Comerica Park.
Pérez entered the game hitting .091 with no home runs this season. His first long ball of 2026 proved decisive, giving him 1 RBI in just one at-bat. Gleyber Torres provided steady offense with three hits in four at-bats, batting .234 on the season.
The scoring began in the third when Rogers hit a sacrifice fly to right, bringing home Báez for a 1-0 Detroit lead. Kansas City answered in the fifth as Isbel singled to right, scoring Massey and advancing Caglianone to third to tie the game 1-1.
Seth Lugo dominated for Kansas City, allowing just five hits and one run over 6.2 innings with seven strikeouts and no walks. His 1.48 ERA remained intact despite the loss. Jack Flaherty matched him with six innings of two-hit ball, striking out seven while walking three with a 4.05 ERA.
Detroit extended its winning streak to four games and improved to 8-9. Kansas City fell to 7-10 with its second straight loss. Lugo sits 25 strikeouts away from 1,000 career strikeouts, while Flaherty is six games from his 200th career appearance.