{"id":2376980,"date":"2026-04-17T03:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2376980"},"modified":"2026-04-17T03:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:18:43","slug":"detroit-tigers-kansas-city-royals-delayed-by-rain-at-comerica-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/detroit-tigers-kansas-city-royals-delayed-by-rain-at-comerica-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals delayed by rain at Comerica Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"89632612007\" title=\"Detroit Tigers' A.J. Hinch talks Kevin McGonigle contract extension\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/15\/PDTF\/89632615007-aj-hinch-april-15-2026-photo.jpg?crop=3516,1977,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Detroit Tigers&#8217; A.J. Hinch talks Kevin McGonigle contract extension<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch talks about Kevin McGonigle signing an eight-year, $150 million contract extension April 15, 2026, at Comerica Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/tigers\/\">Detroit Tigers<\/a> experienced two rain delays in one game.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Tigers and Kansas City Royals entered a rain delay Thursday, April 16, ahead of the three-game series finale at Comerica Park, delaying first pitch by 65 minutes. The teams began playing at 2:15 p.m., but at 4:33 p.m., more rain delayed the game again with two outs in the top of the seventh inning.<\/p>\n<p>The grounds crew brought the tarp onto the field immediately after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perezsa02.shtml\">Salvador Perez<\/a> put the Royals ahead, 8-6, with a three-run home run off left-handed reliever <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/holtoty01.shtml\">Tyler Holton<\/a>. The game resumed at 5:19 p.m. after the second round of rain for a 46-minute delay.<\/p>\n<p>The game was supposed to begin at 1:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what happens today,&#8221; manager <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/tigers\/2025\/03\/27\/detroit-tigers-aj-hinch-one-of-the-best-managers-in-the-game\/82642967007\/\">A.J. Hinch<\/a> said before Thursday&#8217;s game. &#8220;We&#8217;ll meet as it gets closer to game time, but it&#8217;s obviously a mess out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">INSIDE THE DEAL: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/tigers\/2026\/04\/16\/kevin-mcgonigle-detroit-tigers-contract-extension-scott-harris\/89632476007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Tigers signed Kevin McGonigle to $150 million contract extension<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/16\/PDTF\/89642800007-comerica-park-april-16-2026-photo.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/16\/PDTF\/89642800007-comerica-park-april-16-2026-photo.JPG?crop=4028,3019,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/16\/PDTF\/89642800007-comerica-park-april-16-2026-photo.JPG?crop=2267,3019,x672,y3 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/16\/PDTF\/89642800007-comerica-park-april-16-2026-photo.JPG?crop=4028,2267,x0,y520 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Evan Petzold\" caption=\"Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, on April 16, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The pitching matchup for Thursday was right-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monteke01.shtml\">Keider Montero<\/a> for the Tigers and left-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bubickr01.shtml\">Kris Bubic<\/a> for the Royals. After Thursday&#8217;s game, the Tigers (9-9) will play Friday (7:15 p.m., Apple TV) against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The starters for the four-game series against the Red Sox: right-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mizeca01.shtml\">Casey Mize<\/a> on Friday (vs. left-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/suarera01.shtml\">Ranger Su\u00e1rez<\/a>), left-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/skubata01.shtml\">Tarik Skubal<\/a> on Saturday (vs. right-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bellobr01.shtml\">Brayan Bello<\/a>), left-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/valdefr01.shtml\">Framber Valdez<\/a> on Sunday (vs. left-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crochga01.shtml\">Garrett Crochet<\/a>) and right-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/flaheja01.shtml\">Jack Flaherty<\/a> on Monday (vs. right-hander <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grayso01.shtml\">Sonny Gray<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers are riding a five-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was talking to Q [Royals manager <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matt_Quatraro\">Matt Quatraro<\/a>] across the way,&#8221; Hinch said. &#8220;Obviously, we all want safety and a window, as they say, but there&#8217;s a lot of unknown going into the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>This story will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Contact Evan Petzold at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:epetzold@freepress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">epetzold@freepress.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow him\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanPetzold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@EvanPetzold<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-04-16 16:24:55.54489458 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-04-17 02:04:46.569682891 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.freep.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Tigers&#8217; A.J. 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