Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

KC 1 — DET 2

Final — 2026-04-14

Game MVP: Framber Valdez — 7.0 IP, 1 K, 1 ER

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

WP Will Vest (1-2)

LP Nick Mears (1-1, B, 2)

SV Kenley Jansen (3)

Scoring Plays

Top 2: Jensen grounded into fielder's choice to first, Pasquantino scored, India out at second, Marte to third. (0-1)

Bot 8: McKinstry scored on Mears wild pitch. (1-1)

Bot 8: Dingler doubled to left, McGonigle scored. (2-1)

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC-ST	ERA	Decision
Cole Ragans	6.0	1	0	0	4	1	93-56	3.78
Matt Strahm	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	24-15	4.05
Nick Mears	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	18-9	2.70	L, 1-1, B, 2

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC-ST	ERA	Decision
Framber Valdez	7.0	3	1	1	2	1	87-58	3.75
Will Vest	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	13-9	6.75	W, 1-2
Kenley Jansen	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	15-10	2.45	S, 3

Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan (16,655)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Cory Blaser, First Base Umpire: Jansen Visconti, Second Base Umpire: Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire: Derek Thomas

Broadcast: RYTV | DSN