April 16, 2026 · AL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B2 | Spencer Torkelson | Spencer Torkelson doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Michael Massey. Matt Vierling scores. | KC 0, DET 1 |
| T4 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to third baseman Kevin McGonigle. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | KC 1, DET 1 |
| B4 | Matt Vierling | Matt Vierling singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Michael Massey. Riley Greene scores. | KC 1, DET 2 |
| B5 | Gleyber Torres | Gleyber Torres doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Michael Massey. Javier Báez scores. | KC 1, DET 3 |
| B5 | Jahmai Jones | Jahmai Jones singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Massey. Gleyber Torres scores. | KC 1, DET 4 |
| B5 | Dillon Dingler | Dillon Dingler homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Jahmai Jones scores. | KC 1, DET 6 |
| T6 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Riley Greene. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | KC 2, DET 6 |
| T7 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matt Vierling. Jonathan India scores. | KC 3, DET 6 |
| T7 | Maikel Garcia | Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Jac Caglianone scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. | KC 4, DET 6 |
| T7 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to second baseman Gleyber Torres. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. | KC 5, DET 6 |
| T7 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | KC 8, DET 6 |
| B7 | Kerry Carpenter | Kerry Carpenter out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lane Thomas in foul territory. Kevin McGonigle scores. | KC 8, DET 7 |
| T9 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino homers (1) on a line drive to right field. | KC 9, DET 7 |
| B9 | Riley Greene | Riley Greene doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Gleyber Torres scores. Kevin McGonigle scores. | KC 9, DET 9 |
| B9 | Colt Keith | Colt Keith singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Riley Greene scores. | KC 9, DET 10 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
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
9
Kris Bubic started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–6. Out of the bullpen, Lucas Erceg took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Kris Bubic
Starter
4.2
82
5
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kris Bubic threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 48% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 38 46% 0 8 5 17 8 Changeup 17 21% 5 0 2 7 3 Sinker 11 13% 0 3 4 2 2 Slider 10 12% 0 1 1 7 1 Sweeper 6 7% 0 1 1 3 1 - John Schreiber Middle 0.1 8 1 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 20 0 2
- Nick Mears Reliever 1.0 20 1 0 HLD
- Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 7 0 1 HLD
- Lucas Erceg Closer 0.2 24 3 1 L
Tigers
HOME
10
Keider Montero started for Tigers, leaving with a 6–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Drew Anderson took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Keider Montero
Starter
6.0
83
4
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Keider Montero threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 26 31% 1 5 8 7 5 Sinker 23 28% 1 3 3 8 8 Changeup 15 18% 2 2 1 5 5 Slider 12 14% 3 1 1 6 1 Knuckle Curve 7 8% 1 3 0 2 1 - Drew Anderson Middle 0.1 12 3 0 HLD inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Tyler Holton Middle 0.1 13 1 0 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Enmanuel De Jesus Middle 1.0 19 0 1
- Connor Seabold Reliever 1.1 15 1 2 W inherited 1, stranded 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Keith 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .345 | .427 | .772 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .361 | .347 | .708 | 2 2B |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .155 | .244 | .239 | .483 | HR (1) |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .169 | .221 | .324 | .545 | HR (3) |
| Carter Jensen C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .259 | .463 | .722 | |
| Jonathan India 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .321 | .326 | .647 | 2B |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .355 | .382 | .737 | |
| Lane Thomas LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 | .342 | .226 | .568 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .367 | .455 | .822 | |
| Michael Massey LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .267 | .286 | .553 |
HOME · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .366 | .324 | .690 | 2B |
| Kevin McGonigle SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .420 | .500 | .920 | 3B |
| Kerry Carpenter DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .290 | .385 | .675 | |
| Dillon Dingler C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .367 | .566 | .933 | HR (4), 2B |
| Riley Greene LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .350 | .386 | .736 | 2 2B |
| Colt Keith 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .349 | .433 | .782 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .218 | .377 | .273 | .650 | 2B |
| Wenceel Pérez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .125 | .267 | .392 | |
| Javier Báez CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 | .314 | .426 | .740 | |
| Jahmai Jones DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | |
| Matt Vierling CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .250 | .385 | .635 | SB |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Bubic | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 3.97 | |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7.11 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3.52 | |
| Nick Mears | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.52 | HLD |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.17 | HLD |
| Lucas Erceg | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6.14 | L |
HOME · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keider Montero | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 3.31 | |
| Drew Anderson | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7.20 | HLD |
| Tyler Holton | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.23 | BS |
| Enmanuel De Jesus | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5.40 | |
| Connor Seabold | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2.08 | W |
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.