MLB

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

· Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
7-10, 2-5 Away
Final
1 - 2
Detroit Tigers
8-9, 6-1 Home

Kenley Jansen gets 479th save, moves past Lee Smith, as Tigers top Royals 2-1 for 4th win in row

Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers: Game Highlights

Jansen allowed a leadoff single in the ninth to Lane Thomas, who stole second, then advanced to third on Salvador Perez's groundout. Vinnie Pasquantino grounded out, with Thomas holding at third, and Jansen retired Starling Marte on a flyout for his third save this season.

Only Mariano Rivera (652) and Trevor Hoffman (601) have more saves.

Carter Jensen hit into a run-scoring forceout in the second off Framber Valdez, who allowed three hits in seven innings.

Zach McKinstry doubled leading off the eighth against Nick Mears (1-1), took third on a groundout and stayed at third when, with the infield in, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. robbed pinch-hitter Colt Keith with a diving catch.

Mears bounced a changeup past Perez, allowing McKinstry to score, rookie Kevin McGonigle walked and Dillon Dingler hit a 106.7 mph grounder past third baseman Maikel Garcia. The ball bounced to the left-field wall for an RBI double

Will Vest (1-2) struck out the side in the eighth.

Kansas City's Cole Ragans, the first left-handed starter Detroit faced this season. allowed one hit and four walks in six innings.

Royals left fielder Isaac Collins left during the bottom of the first after bruising his right knee while flipping over a wall in pursuit of a foul ball.

Up Next Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (0-1, 5.14) and Royals RHP Seth Lugo (1-1, 1.53) are scheduled to start Wednesday night, when heavy rain is forecast.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Marte flied out to center.
9th Inning Pasquantino grounded out to second.
9th Inning Perez grounded out to third, Thomas to third.
9th Inning Thomas stole second.
9th Inning Thomas singled to center.
9th Inning Jansen relieved Vest

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
17 Ground Balls 16
4 Strikeouts 2
1 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
5 Hits 4
1 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 2
1 Ground Into Double Play 2
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
31 At Bats 26
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
13 Runners Left On Base 15
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 2
10 Fly Balls 8
0 Caught Stealing 0
115 Pitches 135
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
5 Total Bases 6
33 Plate Appearances 32
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
0 Extra Base Hits 2
0.4 Runs Created 1.7
.161 Batting Average .154
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.161 Slugging Percentage .231
.097 Secondary Average .308
.212 On Base Percentage .313
.373 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .543
1.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 2.0
0.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.9
10.0 Batter Rating 14.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.48 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.22
.000 Isolated Power .077
0.50 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 3.00
.061 Walks Per Plate Appearance .188
-.065 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .154
2.0 Runs Produced 3.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.5
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.2
64.3 MLB Rating 67.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Comerica Park

Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 16,655 | Capacity:

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 13 11 .542 - L1
Detroit 12 11 .522 0.5 L1
Minnesota 11 11 .500 1 L4
Chicago 8 14 .364 4 W1
Kansas City 7 16 .304 5.5 L8
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