Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

MLB

Royals

62-50

5-6

Final/11

Tigers

53-59

Comerica Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R
KC	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	5
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	6

Who won: Tigers 6-5

The Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 in 11 innings on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at Comerica Park. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Tigers outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 9th inning. Bligh Madris went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Tigers. Paul DeJong went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 3

Wenceel Pérez's two-out single in the 11th lifts Tigers to improbable 6-5 win over Royals

Wenceel Pérez singled with two out in the 11th inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied three times to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
Royals 26-28 on the road; Tigers 26-30 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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ESPN · Sep 26

Tigers' emotional Justin Verlander leaves final career start to hugs

Recap · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 26

Justin Verlander makes teary farewell to 21-year career as Tigers rally to beat Pirates 4-3

Preview · Sep 26

Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2

Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Burch Smith RP
Shoulder, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Colt Keith 3B
Thumb, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Kerry Carpenter RF
Foot, Plantar Fasciitis, left
60-Day-IL
Parker Meadows CF
Arm, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Troy Melton SP
Arm, Soreness, right
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Lorenzen SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.31 ERA, 97 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Freddy FerminDH
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6Michael Massey2B
7Paul DeJong3B
8MJ MelendezLF
9Kyle IsbelCF

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Tyler Holton SP

Probable starter · 7-2, 2.19 ERA, 77 K, 0.78 WHIP

Lineup

1Wenceel PerezRF
2Colt Keith2B
3Matt Vierling3B
4Justyn-Henry MalloyDH
5Bligh Madris1B
6Andy Ibanez3B
7Parker MeadowsCF
8Javier BaezSS
9Jake RogersC

The series

KC wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Royals 9, Tigers 2 (Aug 2)

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Game info

Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan · Attendance 35,210
Officials: Sean Barber (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Blakney (First Base Umpire), Jim Wolf (Second Base Umpire), Alan Porter (Third Base Umpire)