KC at DET — 2026-07-25 | The Game Network

KC 3 — 2 DET

Final — 2026-07-25

MVP: Michael Wacha 7.0 IP, 3 K, 2 ER

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 3-2. Michael Wacha led the way with 7.0 IP, 3 K, 2 ER. Daniel Lynch IV earned the win and Jacob Waguespack took the loss. Alex Lange recorded the save.

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

WP Daniel Lynch IV (4-2)

LP Jacob Waguespack (0-1)

SV Alex Lange (10)

Scoring Plays

Top 2: Massey hit sacrifice fly to right, Pasquantino scored. (1-0)

Bot 2: Lee doubled to right, Greene scored. (1-1)

Bot 4: Lee homered to left (402 feet). (1-2)

Top 7: Perez homered to left (401 feet). (2-2)

Top 9: Loftin homered to left (397 feet). (3-2)

KC — Batting

Name	POS	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jensen	C	4	0	2	0	0	1	.241	.308	.429	.737
Thomas	CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.229	.326	.391	.717
Caglianone	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.312	.456	.768
Perez	DH	4	1	1	1	1	0	.210	.257	.367	.624
Pasquantino	1B	4	1	3	0	0	0	.234	.321	.348	.669
Loftin	3B	3	1	1	1	1	2	.250	.333	.412	.745
Massey	2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.272	.310	.428	.738
Collins	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.342	.370	.712
Velazquez	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222
Marte	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.321	.317	.638
Tolbert	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.353	.429	.782

DET — Batting

Name	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Keith	1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.254	.297	.395	.692
McGonigle	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.278	.385	.417	.802
Torres	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.277	.398	.382	.780
Carpenter	DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.210	.278	.419	.697
Greene	LF	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	.285	.374	.469	.843
Lee	3B	4	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	.273	.304	.438	.742
McKinstry	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.275	.298	.573
Vierling	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.203	.254	.322	.576
Rogers	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.266	.301	.567
Dingler	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.338	.531	.869
Torkelson	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.298	.416	.714

KC — Pitching

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA	WHIP	Decision
Wacha	7.0	6	2	2	2	3	1	96-66	3.60	1.17
Lynch	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	2.08	0.92	W, 4-2
Lange	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-11	6.00	1.50	S, 10

DET — Pitching

Name	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA	WHIP	Decision
Mize	6.0	3	1	1	3	0	85-56	2.70	0.99
Finnegan	0.1	2	1	1	1	1	7-6	2.54	1.46
Holton	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	11-7	2.87	1.30
Waguespack	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	24-17	1.65	0.80	L, 0-1

Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan (32,867)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Erich Bacchus, First Base Umpire: Brian O'Nora, Second Base Umpire: Chris Segal, Third Base Umpire: Laz Diaz

Broadcast: RYTV | DSN

Scoring Plays

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