Michael Massey's 2-run, 2-out homer in 8th helps Royals beat Tigers 5-4 for 2nd straight win

— Michael Massey hit a go-ahead, two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Detroit Tigers...
Jul 26, 2026, 05:02 pm - AP
KC
DET
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200100020560
000040000491
N. Pearson
win

N. Pearson2-0

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB
D. Sommers
loss

D. Sommers0-1

1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
S. Cruz
save

S. Cruz2

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCDET
1stThomas homered to right (349 feet).10
1stLoftin scored, Tolbert safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Lee, Collins to second, Caglianone to third.20
4thMaile doubled to left, Tolbert scored.30
5thGreene doubled to center, Lee scored and Keith scored, McGonigle to third.32
5thDingler singled to center, McGonigle scored and Greene scored.34
8thMassey homered to right (399 feet), Collins scored.54

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
(45-62)
(45-62, 19-35 Away)
(45-62)
Luinder Avila
(5-3, 4.81)
o9
-120
+157
o9
-109
+1.5
-127
Detroit TigersTigersDET
(50-56)
(50-56, 29-25 Home)
(50-56)
Framber Valdez
(5-7, 4.53)
-192
ML
-192
u9
-111
-1.5
+105
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