MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/08/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1147 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Detroit Tigers (22-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Kansas City Royals (19-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Royals Take Down Tigers, 1-0
Kansas City Royals starter Ken Walker pitched effectively against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. The right-hander spearheaded his team's 1-0 win. Kansas City reliever Randy Richey snagged the win, upping his record to 2-1. Clarence Rice shouldered the loss. Today's win puts Kansas City at 19-20, while Detroit falls to 22-17.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the tenth inning, when Kansas City first baseman Pat Hodge, facing Clarence Rice, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Royals the 1-0 win.

"I'm happy we won," said Walker. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .320 6 24
A. Peña LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .290 5 10
R. González RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 6 20
D. Bradley 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 3 13
J. Navarro 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .203 2 13
T. Johnson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287 7 27
J. Sala CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .194 2 10
L. Guillorme SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 0 9
D. Fisher C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202 2 19
   a-L. Aquino PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .358 1 8
   b-J. Cortez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 2
Totals 34 0 5 0 3 5 17      
a - L. Aquino pinch hit for D. Fisher in the 10th
b - J. Cortez substituted for L. Aquino in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Peña (7, 8th Inning off K. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Peña 3 , D. Bradley , T. Johnson , D. Fisher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jackson , R. González , L. Guillorme
GIDP: D. Jackson , J. Sala
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Navarro-Guillorme-Bradley)
OF assists: 1 (González(Groza at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 0 6
F. Wall DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 1 13
H. Masson LF, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313 2 19
D. García RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .309 10 29
C. Groza 3B 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .349 1 20
   c-L. Bejaran 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 0 13
D. Moon 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 3 15
   a-R. La Arena PH, LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .348 0 2
C. Jones 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 3 8
   b-P. Hodge PH, 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .237 0 5
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 0 12
S. Núñez C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .159 0 4
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 2 10      
a - R. La Arena pinch hit for D. Moon in the 7th
b - P. Hodge pinch hit for C. Jones in the 7th
c - L. Bejaran substituted for C. Groza in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Masson , D. García , C. Groza 3 , R. La Arena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. García , I. Rodriguez
GIDP: D. Moon
Sac Fly: P. Hodge
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. García (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jones (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Groza-Jones-Moon, Jones-Rodriguez-Moon)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Mejia 6.1 5 0 0 1 2 0 23 84 3.72   
T. Blach 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 40 5.30   
C. Rice L (1-2) 0.2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 12 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mejia 64
Batters Faced: J. Mejia 23, T. Blach 8, C. Rice 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mejia 9-6, T. Blach 4-3, C. Rice 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mejia 84-60, T. Blach 40-24, C. Rice 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Blach 1-0
WP: J. Mejia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Walker 7.2 5 0 0 2 3 0 29 95 3.16   
M. Long 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 2.79   
R. Richey W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 13 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 70
Batters Faced: K. Walker 29, M. Long 4, R. Richey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 11-7, M. Long 3-0, R. Richey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 95-62, M. Long 11-8, R. Richey 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Long 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Walker
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 37734
Special Notes: 3B Camil Groza was injured while running the bases.
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