The Scorecard · July 25, 2026

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

Nick Loftin's ninth-inning home run decided a game that changed hands three times.

Final · Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 2 · W Daniel Lynch IV · L Jacob Waguespack · S Alex Lange · Plate Erich Bacchus (graded)

Box score

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Team	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

Kansas City Royals	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
JensenCarter Jensen C	4	0	2	0	1
ThomasLane Thomas CF	4	0	0	0	2
CaglianoneJac Caglianone RF	4	0	0	0	0
PerezSalvador Perez DH	4	1	1	1	0
PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino 1B	4	1	3	0	0
LoftinNick Loftin 3B	3	1	1	1	2
MasseyMichael Massey 2B	3	0	0	1	0
CollinsIsaac Collins LF	4	0	0	0	0
VelazquezAndrew Velazquez SS	2	0	0	0	0
MarteStarling Marte PH	1	0	0	0	0
TolbertTyler Tolbert SS	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	7	3	5

HR: Perez, Loftin.

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

2B: Keith, Greene, Lee. HR: Lee.

Kansas City Royals	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S
WachaMichael Wacha	7.0	6	2	2	2	3	1	96-66
LynchDaniel Lynch IVW	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-7
LangeAlex LangeS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-11

Detroit Tigers	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	P-S
MizeCasey Mize	6.0	3	1	1	3	0	85-56
FinneganKyle Finnegan	0.1	2	1	1	1	1	7-6
HoltonTyler Holton	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	11-7
WaguespackJacob WaguespackL	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	24-17

Michael Wacha threw seven innings of two-run baseball and left with the score tied, which is the start where you have done enough and the bullpen has to finish what you built. Casey Mize matched him: six innings, three hits, one run, and a no-decision. The game turned on Nick Loftin's fifth home run of the year, a fly ball to left in the ninth off Jacob Waguespack, and Alex Lange needed sixteen pitches to close it. Hao-Yu Lee had doubled and homered for Detroit, and Salvador Perez had tied it in the seventh with his 15th. Three lead changes, and the last one belonged to the team that had traveled.

Fever Baseball · Scored on the record

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park · July 25, 2026 · Final: KC 3, DET 2 · W: Daniel Lynch IV

First pitch 1:10 PM · Final out 3:32 PM · Time of game 2:22

Umpires — HP Erich Bacchus · 1B Brian O'Nora · 2B Chris Segal · 3B Laz Diaz

ABSKC DET ● 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.

Kansas City Royals

3R7H0E5LOB

Batter

Vinnie Pasquantino1B KC

Nick Loftin3B KC

Michael Massey2B KC

Isaac CollinsLF KC

Andrew VelazquezSS

PHStarling MartePH

→Tyler TolbertSS KC

entered on defense, did not bat

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Michael Wacha7.0622239666

Daniel Lynch IVW1.010000127

Alex LangeSV1.0100021611

Detroit Tigers

2R8H1E7LOB

Batter

Colt Keith1B DET

Kevin McGonigleSS DET

Gleyber Torres2B DET

Kerry CarpenterDH DET

PHDillon DinglerPH/DH DET

PHSpencer TorkelsonPH DET

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Casey Mize6.0311038556

Kyle Finnegan0.12110176

Tyler Holton1.010000117

Jacob WaguespackL1.2111012417

The hit chart

Where every ball landed

KC — visitors

DET — home

hit

out

All 16 hits located, and 59 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

⚫ the out it made (1, 2, or 3), in that runner’s box

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

one dot per run driven in (RBI)

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

A ABS (Automated Ball‑Strike) challenge — filled = overturned

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Home plate: Erich Bacchus · Blue Notes for this game → · his road to the plate →Crew: 1B Brian O'Nora · 2B Chris Segal · 3B Laz Diaz

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