KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Kyle Isbel delivered a walk-off single in the ninth inning and drove in the tying run during a two-run eighth, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Isbel’s opposite-field hit scored pinch-hitter Nick Loftin, who had doubled with two outs against Brant Hurter. It was Isbel’s first career walk-off hit and gave the Royals their third walk-off win of the season. Kansas City improved to 18-21, matching Detroit’s record.

The Tigers led 3-1 after scoring once in the second and twice in the sixth. Keider Montero pitched six innings, allowing one earned run on three hits with four strikeouts. Riley Greene went 3-for-4 for Detroit.

Kansas City tied it in the eighth. Michael Massey led off with a double, then Isbel singled and Maikel Garcia followed with an RBI single. Detroit committed a two-base error on Isbel’s hit, allowing him to take third.

Lucas Erceg (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless ninth. Hurter (4-1) took the loss. Attendance was 29,374. Time of game was 2:42.