{"id":2377581,"date":"2026-04-17T13:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2377581"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:33:11","slug":"tigers-extend-win-streak-by-rallying-in-9th-for-rain-delayed-victory-over-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tigers-extend-win-streak-by-rallying-in-9th-for-rain-delayed-victory-over-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers extend win streak by rallying in 9th for rain-delayed victory over Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DETROIT (AP) \u2014 FOX 17 viewers enjoyed a dramatic Detroit Tigers game on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Riley Greene doubled home two runs to tie the score with two outs in the ninth inning, and Colt Keith followed with the winning single as the streaking Detroit Tigers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 10-9 on Thursday in a wild game delayed twice by rain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"Figure\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n            <\/p>\n<p>Paul Sancya\/AP<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Detroit Tigers&#8217; Colt Keith hits a one-run single against the Kansas City Royals during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dillon Dingler launched a two-run homer and Greene finished with three hits for the Tigers, who squandered a five-run lead but recovered to win their sixth straight following a five-game skid.<\/p>\n<p>Salvador Perez drove in four for the Royals, including a three-run homer to cap a six-run seventh that gave them an 8-6 lead. Vinnie Pasquantino also went deep, his first homer this season, and Bobby Witt Jr. had three hits and scored three times.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City has dropped four in a row, all by one run, and seven of nine.<\/p>\n<p>After the start was pushed back 65 minutes due to rain, wet weather caused another delay that lasted 46 minutes in the seventh.<\/p>\n<p>With the Tigers trailing 9-7 in the ninth, Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff single and reliever Lucas Erceg (0-1) walked Kevin McGonigle after a successful ABS challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Two outs later, both runners scored when Greene doubled to right field on a full-count changeup. Keith then singled to right on a 1-0 changeup, sending Greene home with the winning run.<\/p>\n<p>Connor Seabold (1-0) got four outs for the win, allowing just Pasquantino&#8217;s solo homer that made it 9-7 in the top of the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>The next Detroit Tigers game set to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox17online.com\/sports\/fox-17-set-to-air-several-detroit-tigers-games-in-2026\">air on FOX 17<\/a> comes May 6 against the Boston Red Sox. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. both on TV and streaming.<\/p>\n<p><b>Up next<\/b><\/p>\n<p>RHP Michael Wacha (2-0, 0.43 ERA) starts Friday night for Kansas City in the opener of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. RHP Cam Schlittler (2-1, 2.49) pitches for New York.<\/p>\n<p>RHP Casey Mize (1-1, 3.94 ERA) gets the ball Friday night for Detroit in the opener of a four-game series at Fenway Park. LHP Ranger Suarez (1-1, 5.02) goes for Boston.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Follow FOX 17:<\/b> <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fox17online\/\">Facebook<\/a> &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX17\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a> &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fox17online\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a> &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/wxmi\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n    window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n        appId : '1365910050239042',\n    xfbml : true,\n    version : 'v2.9'\n    });\n    };\n    (function(d, s, id){\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n    js.async = true;\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/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.fox17online.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DETROIT (AP) \u2014 FOX 17 viewers enjoyed a dramatic Detroit Tigers game on Thursday. 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