Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals
After being swept by Tigers, KC Royals’ Wild Card standing is much more precarious
The Kansas City Royals remain in the second Wild Card spot after Wednesday’s game. But their playoff cushion just got a lot smaller.
Tigers get extra-inning 'W' vs. Royals to keep pace in Wild Card race
The Tigers flirted with danger all night, but the hottest team in baseball escaped jam after jam before Parker Meadows played hero with a broken-bat single in the 10th to charge a 3-1 extra-inning victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
Detroit Tigers sweep Kansas City Royals with 4-2 win, move to half-game behind Twins
Riley Greene snapped a 1-1 tie with a mammoth homer in the third inning as the Detroit Tigers finished a sweep of the Royals with a 4-2 win Wednesday.
Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday
Tarik Skubal allowed three hits over five innings for his 17th win and the streaking Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night to move within a half game of a playoff spot with 10 games remaining.
Sizzling Tigers sweep Royals, climb to brink of playoff spot
The Detroit Tigers look like a team determined to make the playoffs. And if they keep playing like they did this week in Kansas City, they’ll belong there. Rookie Trey Sweeney hit a two-run double and Tarik Skubal picked up his 17th win as the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium.
Detroit Tigers outlast Kansas City Royals in extras, 3-1, to hold ground in playoff race
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever Jason Foley jogged from the bullpen to the mound for the bottom of the 10th inning against the Kansas City Royals in search of his 25th save, with the free runner on second base.
Tigers hold on to beat Royals 3-1
Parker Meadows hit a broken-bat single in the 10th inning to give Detroit the lead, moments after Trey Sweeney had been given third base because of a balk, and the Tigers went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Tuesday night.
MLB Playoff Odds Get Massive Shakeup After Detroit Tigers Sweep Royals
Wednesday couldn't have gone much better for the Detroit Tigers. When the day started, the Minnesota Twins led the Tigers by 1.5 games in the AL Wild Card race.
Tigers 4, Royals 2: Tigers earn the sweep behind Skubal’s 17th victory
With Twins loss, Tigers are now one half game behind for the wild card. Yes the Twins have the tiebreaker so it’s more like 1.5 games. Just keep winning, Tigers.
Ranking AL Wild Card contenders by their remaining schedules
The 2024 season has entered its home stretch, and four teams are battling for three wild card spots. Which team has the hardest path, and which has the easiest?
Bobby Witt Jr. Continues to Re-Write Kansas City Royals History Books in Monday Loss
The Kansas City Royals lost to the Detroit Tigers on Monday night but Bobby Witt Jr. continued his historic season at the ...
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Kansas City Royals pick up game in wild card race with win over Minnesota Twins
The Royals ended up scoring four times in that inning. Kansas City’s 4-2 win over Minnesota opened a 1 1/2-game lead over the Twins for the second AL wild card spot. Held to one hit over ...
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Royals top Twins 2-0 for sweep of closest AL wild-card pursuer
Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Royals beat ...
Wacha tosses 7 innings of 4-hit ball, Royals top Twins 2-0 for sweep of closest AL wild-card pursuer
Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Royals beat ...
Kansas City Royals Get Tough News on Key Reliever as Playoffs Loom
As the Kansas City Royals look to wrap up their first playoff berth since 2015, they've gotten some tough news on reliever ...
Detroit Tigers tied for final AL wild-card spot with 9 games to play
The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins are in a dead heat for the AL's final wild-card spot after the Cleveland Guardians ...
Witt’s go-ahead single lifts Royals over Twins 4-2, KC opens 1 1/2-game lead for second AL wild card
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota 4-2 to open a ...