April 15, 2026 · AL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Jake Rogers | Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jake Rogers out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Javier Báez scores. | KC 0, DET 1 |
| T5 | Kyle Isbel | Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Michael Massey scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. | KC 1, DET 1 |
| B8 | Wenceel Pérez | Wenceel Pérez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 1, DET 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
1
Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Eli Morgan took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Seth Lugo
Starter
6.2
92
1
7
Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 61% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 20 22% 2 5 3 5 5 Four-Seam Fastball 19 21% 1 4 6 8 0 Slider 17 18% 0 3 5 7 2 Curveball 13 14% 3 4 1 3 2 Sweeper 10 11% 1 0 4 3 2 Cutter 8 9% 1 0 2 3 2 Changeup 3 3% 0 0 0 1 2 Slow Curve 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0 Slurve 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1 - Daniel Lynch IV Setup 0.1 4 0 1
- Eli Morgan Reliever 1.0 20 1 1 L
Tigers
HOME
2
Jack Flaherty started for Tigers, leaving with the game tied 1–1.
workload · innings pitched
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Jack Flaherty
Starter
6.0
97
1
7
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jack Flaherty threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 59% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 39 40% 1 10 7 17 4 Slider 22 23% 3 7 0 10 2 Knuckle Curve 19 20% 4 0 3 8 4 Sinker 12 12% 1 3 1 5 2 Changeup 5 5% 0 0 1 4 0 - Tyler Holton Middle 0.2 14 0 0
- Kyle Finnegan Setup 1.1 16 0 0 W inherited 2, stranded 2
- Kenley Jansen Reliever 1.0 20 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Pérez HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .354 | .443 | .797 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .346 | .299 | .645 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .152 | .247 | .197 | .444 | 3B |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .149 | .208 | .269 | .477 | |
| Carter Jensen DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .204 | .245 | .469 | .714 | |
| Jonathan India 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .327 | .310 | .637 | |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .306 | .200 | .506 | |
| Starling Marte LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .211 | .316 | .527 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .481 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .362 | .392 | .754 | 3B |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .391 | .488 | .879 |
HOME · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .313 | .421 | .484 | .905 | |
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .351 | .297 | .648 | |
| Colt Keith DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | .344 | .431 | .775 | |
| Riley Greene LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | .320 | .333 | .653 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .369 | .235 | .604 | |
| Wenceel Pérez RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .364 | .531 | HR (1) |
| Javier Báez SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .319 | .455 | .774 | 2B |
| Jake Rogers C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .125 | .143 | .268 | |
| Kerry Carpenter RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .300 | .392 | .692 | |
| Zach McKinstry 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 | .261 | .326 | .587 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 92 | 1.48 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.35 | |
| Eli Morgan | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1.50 | L |
HOME · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Flaherty | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 97 | 4.05 | |
| Tyler Holton | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | W |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1.93 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · DET
Lineup 3.5 R
Bunts 0.4 R
IBBs 0.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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HOME · DET
5-4
W4
+6 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.