Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals
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Loftin and Rave HRs, Isbel's 3 RBIs help Royals win 8th straight game, 11-7 over Tigers
The Royals' winning streak is their longest since May 2024. Kansas City has won seven straight at home, only the fourth time in franchise history the team has completed an undefeated homestand of seven or more games.
Isbel drove in the first runs of the game with a two-run single, and Loftin added a three-run shot over the left-center field wall, putting Kansas City up 5-1.
Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez added RBI doubles in the fifth before Rave extended the Royals' lead to 9-5 with a two-run shot to right field.
Isbel and Loftin added RBI singles in the eighth to cap the scoring as the Royals completed the three-game sweep.
John Schreiber (1-3) worked two-thirds of an inning in the fifth and earned his first win of the season. Daniel Lynch IV pitched 4 1/3 innings of two-run ball, allowing four hits and striking out two. Steven Cruz worked a hitless ninth.
Kevin McGonigle had an RBI double and a game-tying home run for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres and Max Clark had run-scoring groundouts, Hao-Yu Lee added an RBI single and Ben Malgeri walked with the bases loaded in the seventh.
Andrew Sears (0-1) made his MLB debut for Detroit and allowed five runs on six hits in four innings.
Kansas City right fielder Jac Caglianone was scratched from the lineup due to ankle soreness
The Tigers have not announced a starter for their home series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Malgeri struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned. |
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9th Inning | Callahan walked. |
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9th Inning | Keith lined out to first. |
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9th Inning | Valencia struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Cruz relieved Pearson |
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9th Inning | Jensen catching. |
Statistics
 DET |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 11 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 12 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 5 |
| 5 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 11 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 28 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 2 |
| 22 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 166 | Pitches | 161 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 20 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 6.4 | Runs Created | 9.0 |
| .270 | Batting Average | .353 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .432 | Slugging Percentage | .588 |
| .351 | Secondary Average | .471 |
| .372 | On Base Percentage | .436 |
| .805 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.024 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 6.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 10.6 |
| 49.0 | Batter Rating | 71.0 |
| 37.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 17.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.83 |
| 3.86 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.13 |
| .162 | Isolated Power | .235 |
| 0.71 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .116 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .103 |
| .081 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .118 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 22.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 92.5 | MLB Rating | 107.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 21,269 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 75 | W6 | 0.522293 | 82 |
 Chicago |
1 | 76 | W3 | 0.51592356 | 81 |
| Detroit |
8.5 | 84 | L1 | 0.46835443 | 74 |
 Minnesota |
9 | 84 | L1 | 0.46496814 | 73 |
| Kansas City |
15 | 90 | L5 | 0.42675158 | 67 |