Wang entered the game in the top of the ninth with the Kansas City Royals trailing 2-0 following a tight pitching duel by starters Ian Kennedy and Jordan Zimmermann. Wang allowed three hits in the inning, including an RBI single to Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler to make the score 3-0.
The run proved costly when leftfielder Alex Gordon and catcher Salvador Perez hit back-to-back solo home runs in the bottom of the ninth before the rally died with the tying run in scoring position after Jarrod Dyson walked and stole second with two outs.