Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals

DET 1 — KC 5

Final — 2026-05-09

Game MVP: Michael Wacha — 7.0 IP, 6 K, 0 ER

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M.W.

Top Performer

7.0 IP, 6 K, 0 ER

7 innings pitched with 6 strikeouts and no earned runs.

One of the strongest pitching lines of the day.

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

WP Michael Wacha (4-2)

LP B. Smith (0-2)

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Witt Jr. homered inside-the-park to right (17 feet), Garcia scored. (2-0)

Bot 4: Massey homered to right center (403 feet), Jensen scored and Caglianone scored. (5-0)

Top 8: Greene doubled to center, McGonigle scored. (5-1)

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA	Decision
B. Smith	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	1	11-8	3.09	L, 0-2
Tyler Holton	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-11	4.15
T. Madden	6.0	2	3	3	2	5	1	87-53	2.45

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC-ST	ERA	Decision
Michael Wacha	7.0	2	0	0	2	6	89-54	2.63	W, 4-2
Matt Strahm	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	18-12	3.68
Steven Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-10	12.00

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri (26,724)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Gabe Morales, First Base Umpire: Emil Jimenez, Second Base Umpire: Mike Muchlinski, Third Base Umpire: Dexter Kelley

Broadcast: RYTV | DSN