MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/16/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 850 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (7-12) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 9 1
Detroit Tigers (10-9) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 7 11 2
Kansas City Dealt 7-4 Defeat
Starting pitcher Jeferson Mejia pitched well enough to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals, 7-4. Ty Blach, who finished 5th in the NL in ERA with 3.01 in 2020, earned the save for Detroit. The win puts Detroit at 10-9.

Dan Jackson, who is tied for 7th in the AL in home runs with 4, chipped in a 2-run home run for Detroit in the bottom of the second. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

Afterward, Kansas City manager Jim Tracy said: "We've hit a rough patch."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 0 3
   a-P. Hodge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 1
F. Wall DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 0 8
C. Groza 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .329 1 11
D. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .333 4 11
D. Carlisle LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .185 0 3
D. Moon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
L. Bejaran 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .321 0 9
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .190 0 5
W. Payan C 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .333 0 1
Totals 37 4 9 3 0 4 15      
a - P. Hodge pinch hit for J. Reeves in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Groza (6, 4th Inning off J. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Carlisle 2 (3, 4th Inning off J. Mejia, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off A. Ranaudo, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Moon (1, 4th Inning off J. Mejia, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Wall (5, 6th Inning off J. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall 2 , C. Groza 4 , D. Carlisle 4 , D. Moon 2 , L. Bejaran , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: C. Groza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Hodge , F. Wall , D. Carlisle , L. Bejaran
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Rodriguez (2)
CS: D. Carlisle (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Garza (1)
PB: W. Payan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .316 4 17
A. Peña LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .315 3 7
   a-L. Provolone LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .188 1 3
R. González RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .364 6 16
T. Johnson DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .333 3 14
J. Navarro 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .240 2 11
D. Bradley 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .234 1 5
J. Sala CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .234 2 9
L. Guillorme SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242 0 5
D. Fisher C 3 1 0 1 1 2 4 .196 2 8
Totals 37 7 11 7 4 7 23      
a - L. Provolone substituted for A. Peña in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sala (2, 2nd Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Jackson (4, 2nd Inning off T. Mercer, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Provolone (1, 8th Inning off K. Martin, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. González (6, 8th Inning off K. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jackson 5 , A. Peña 2 , L. Provolone 4 , R. González 4 , T. Johnson , J. Navarro , D. Bradley , J. Sala 2 , L. Guillorme
2-out RBI: L. Provolone , R. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bradley , L. Guillorme , D. Fisher
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jackson 2 (4)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Mercer L (1-2) 4.0 7 4 3 2 4 1 22 97 4.57   
J. Garza 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 12 42 2.31   
K. Martin 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 2 5 19 7.00   
M. Long 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mercer 36
Batters Faced: T. Mercer 22, J. Garza 12, K. Martin 5, M. Long 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mercer 4-5, J. Garza 3-3, K. Martin 0-2, M. Long 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mercer 97-61, J. Garza 42-25, K. Martin 19-11, M. Long 7-5
WP: J. Garza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Mejia W (2-1) 5.2 6 1 1 0 3 0 22 85 3.70   
J. Diaz H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 11.57   
A. Ranaudo H (1) 1.1 2 2 0 0 1 0 7 35 4.00   
E. Muhammad 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0.00   
T. Blach SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mejia 56
Batters Faced: J. Mejia 22, J. Diaz 4, A. Ranaudo 7, E. Muhammad 3, T. Blach 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mejia 7-6, J. Diaz 0-4, A. Ranaudo 2-1, E. Muhammad 1-0, T. Blach 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mejia 85-51, J. Diaz 14-12, A. Ranaudo 35-22, E. Muhammad 10-7, T. Blach 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Diaz 1-0 , E. Muhammad 1-1 , T. Blach 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeferson Mejia
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 39884
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