The Scorecard · May 8, 2026

Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals

Finnegan couldn't hold the lead and Isbel won it in the ninth.

Final · Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 3 · W Lucas Erceg · L Brant Hurter · Plate Dexter Kelley (graded)

Box score

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

Detroit Tigers	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
VierlingMatt Vierling CF	4	0	1	0	0	0
CarpenterKerry Carpenter PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0
McGonigleKevin McGonigle 3B	3	0	0	0	2	1
JonesJahmai Jones DH	2	0	0	0	1	0
KeithColt Keith PH-DH	2	0	0	0	0	0
DinglerDillon Dingler C	4	1	0	0	0	1
GreeneRiley Greene LF	4	1	3	0	0	1
PérezWenceel Pérez RF-CF	4	1	2	1	0	1
TorkelsonSpencer Torkelson 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0
LeeHao-Yu Lee 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1
McKinstryZach McKinstry PH-2B	2	0	1	0	0	0
ShortZack Short SS	2	0	0	0	2	1
Totals	34	3	8	2	5	6

2B: Vierling, Greene, Pérez, Torkelson, McKinstry.

Kansas City Royals	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
GarciaMaikel Garcia 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0
WittBobby Witt Jr. SS	3	0	1	0	1	0
PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0
PerezSalvador Perez DH	3	0	0	0	1	1
JensenCarter Jensen C	3	0	0	0	0	2
ThomasLane Thomas PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
DíazElias Díaz C	0	0	0	0	0	0
CaglianoneJac Caglianone RF	4	1	1	0	0	1
CollinsIsaac Collins LF	4	0	1	1	0	2
MasseyMichael Massey 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0
LoftinNick Loftin PH	1	1	1	0	0	0
IsbelKyle Isbel CF	4	1	2	2	0	0
Totals	33	4	8	4	3	6

2B: Witt, Caglianone, Massey, Loftin.

Detroit Tigers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S
MonteroKeider Montero	6.0	3	1	1	1	4	71-44
HoltonTyler Holton	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-10
FinneganKyle Finnegan	0.0	3	2	2	1	0	12-8
HurterBrant HurterL	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	30-19

Kansas City Royals	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S
BubicKris Bubic	5.2	4	3	3	4	5	96-59
MearsNick Mears	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	7-6
AvilaLuinder Avila	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	18-12
SchreiberJohn Schreiber	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12-10
ErcegLucas ErcegW	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	14-7

Kyle Finnegan came in to protect a one-run lead in the eighth and gave up three hits and two runs without recording an out. Kyle Isbel tied it with a single and won it with another in the ninth — a ground ball through the left side that scored Nick Loftin. Keider Montero had given Detroit six innings of one-run ball, and Spencer Torkelson's double in the sixth had put the Tigers ahead. Brant Hurter took the loss in relief. Detroit left nine on base.

Fever Baseball · Scored on the record

Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium · May 8, 2026 · Final: DET 3, KC 4 · W: Lucas Erceg

First pitch 6:40 PM · Final out 9:23 PM · Time of game 2:43

Umpires — HP Dexter Kelley · 1B Gabe Morales · 2B Emil Jimenez · 3B Mike Muchlinski

ABSDET KC ● won · ✕ lost · ○ in hand

Scored play-by-play by the FVR engine from the official MLB feed — every mark reconciled, or the card refuses to print. Tap any box for the pitches that made the mark.

Detroit Tigers

3R8H1E9LOB

Batter

Matt VierlingCF DET

PHKerry CarpenterPH/RF DET

Kevin McGonigle3B DET

Jahmai JonesDH BOS

PHColt KeithPH/DH DET

Dillon DinglerC DET

Riley GreeneLF DET

Wenceel PérezRF/CF DET

Spencer Torkelson1B DET

Hao-Yu Lee2B DET

PHZach McKinstryPH/2B DET

Zack ShortSS

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Keider Montero6.0311147144

Tyler Holton1.0000011410

Kyle Finnegan0.032210128

Brant HurterL1.2211113019

Kansas City Royals

4R8H0E6LOB

Batter

Maikel Garcia3B KC

Bobby Witt Jr.SS KC

Vinnie Pasquantino1B KC

Salvador PerezDH KC

Carter JensenC KC

PHLane ThomasPH ATL

→Elias DíazC TEX

entered on defense, did not bat

PHNick LoftinPH KC

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Kris Bubic5.2433459659

Nick Mears0.11000076

Luinder Avila1.0100011812

John Schreiber1.0100001210

Lucas ErcegW1.010010147

The hit chart

Where every ball landed

DET — visitors

KC — home

hit

out

All 16 hits located, and 55 balls in play with them. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.

Reading the marks · no black boxes

1–9 the nine fielders (1 P, 2 C, 3 1B … 9 RF)

6‑3 ground out, shortstop to first

3U put out unassisted

K strikeout · K called (backward)

F8 fly · P6 pop · L7 line (to that fielder)

1B8 hit, with where it went

BB walk · HBP hit by pitch

FC 6 fielder’s choice, fielded by 6

◆ diamond fills = run scored

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2‑4 a runner retired on the bases (caught stealing, picked off), written small in his box as the chain that got him

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PH · PR · → a substitute badged by his name — pinch hitter, pinch runner, or defensive sub

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