MLB

Detroit 1, at Kansas City 5

Saturday, May 9, 2026 · Final

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Detroit Tigers

76-86 · L1 · #16 (1295 ELO -3)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 41

Kansas City Royals

69-93 · W1 · #26 (1255 ELO +3)

2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 61

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

Attendance: 26,724

Umpires: Gabe Morales [HP], Emil Jimenez [1B], Mike Muchlinski [2B], Dexter Kelley [3B]

Wacha’s seven scoreless innings lead Royals past Tigers 5‑1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an inside-the-park home run and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium. Wacha improved to 4-2 on the season, allowing two hits and striking out six without walking a batter. He retired the final 11 hitters he faced and faced only one Tigers runner in scoring position during his outing, a double by Spencer Torkelson in the fifth inning that was stranded. The Royals improved to 19-21 while the Tigers fell to 18-22. Kansas City has won… Read more...

Top Statlines

Michael Wacha KCR 7.0ip 2h 0er 6k
Ty Madden DET 6.0ip 2h 3er 5k
Michael Massey KCR 1/3 1hr 3rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability DET 52.4%

Spread KCR -1.5

Projected Score KCR 5 DET 4

Money Line KCR -130/DET +110

Over/Under 9 (Under)