Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Final Score

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Detroit TigersDET

2–5

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Average

DETKC

Batting

4.54

R/G

4.19

0.243

AVG

0.245

0.319

OBP

0.314

0.406

SLG

0.396

0.725

OPS

0.710

1.20

HR/G

1.00

8.20

H/G

8.21

152

129

Pitching

3.57

ERA

4.76

1.21

WHIP

1.41

8.34

K/9

7.50

3.14

BB/9

3.78

3.51

RA/G

4.65

0.231

OPP AVG

0.259

1043

944

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	DET ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	8	-105	-103
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	+100	-108
BBetMGM	+1.5	8	-105	-115
CCaesars	+1.5	8	+101	-111
BBetOnline	+1.5	8	+100	-110
BBetRivers	+1.5	8	-103	-112
BBetus	+1.5	8	+101	-111
BBovada	-1.5	8	-103	-117
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-105	-115
LLowVig	+1.5	8	+100	-110
MMyBookie	+1.5	8	-103	-114

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 22, 2026

12:10 AM UTC

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 8 mph

85°

Lineups

DET

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
DET	10th	5th
KC	22nd	27th

Matchup

DETKC

61-66Record55-74
48.0%Win %42.6%
32-31Home record33-30
29-35Road record22-44
4-6Last 106-4
-2Streak5
+82Run diff-100
13-22Division18-22
2Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
KC	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	—	5

Team Stats

DETStatKC

2Runs5
6Hits10
1Errors0
0Home runs3
2RBI4
0Stolen bases0
5K (bat)4
4K (pit)5
3BB (pit)7

Player Stats

DET — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Dillon DinglerC	5	0	0	0	0
Gleyber Torres2B	5	0	0	0	0
Javier BaezSS	4	0	1	0	0
Kevin McGonigleSS	4	0	2	1	1
Hao-Yu Lee2B	3	0	1	0	0
Max ClarkCF	3	1	0	0	1
Brett CallahanLF	2	0	0	0	0
Zach McKinstry2B	2	1	1	1	0
Eduardo ValenciaC	2	0	0	0	0
Colt Keith3B	1	0	1	0	1
Ben MalgeriRF	1	0	0	0	1
Spencer Torkelson1B	1	0	0	0	3

DET — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Troy MeltonSP	5.2	6	3	2	3	3
Ty MaddenRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
Tyler HoltonRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
Enmanuel De JesusRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	2	1	2	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	2	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	1	1	1
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	2	2	1	1	0
Nick Loftin3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	1	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Noah CameronSP	5.0	2	0	0	3	2
Steven CruzRP	1.1	2	0	0	0	1
Jose CuasRP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
John SchreiberRP	0.2	1	2	2	1	1

Scoring Summary

94 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Torres struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Lee flied out to left.
0-0
Top
McGonigle singled to right.
0-0
Top
Dingler flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen lined out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Perez popped out to second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Valencia popped out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Torkelson walked.
0-0
Top
Malgeri grounded into fielder's choice to third, Torkelson out at second.
0-0
Top
Clark lined out to right.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino popped out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Loftin walked.
0-0
Bottom
Massey fouled out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Collins singled to right, Loftin to third.
0-0
Bottom
Isbel lined out to center.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Báez grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Torres lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Lee singled to left.
0-0
Top
McGonigle flied out to left.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Dingler flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Valencia struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Torkelson walked.
0-0
Top
Malgeri walked, Torkelson to second.
0-0
Top
Clark grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino doubled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Loftin grounded out to pitcher.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino scored on error, Massey safe at first on fielding error by shortstop McGonigle.
0-1
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
0-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Báez grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Torres lined out to left.
0-1
Top
Lee grounded out to second.
0-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel homered to right center (387 feet).
0-2
Bottom
Jensen walked.
0-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center, Jensen to second.
0-2
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Perez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Witt Jr. out at second.
0-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Cuas relieved Cameron
0-2
Top
McGonigle flied out to center.
0-2
Top
Dingler flied out to left.
0-2
Top
Keith hit for Valencia
0-2
Top
Keith walked.
0-2
Top
Torkelson walked, Keith to second.
0-2
Top
Callahan hit for Malgeri
0-2
Top
Callahan popped out to shortstop.
0-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Keith as designated hitter.
0-2
Bottom
Callahan in right field.
0-2
Bottom
Pasquantino homered to right (420 feet).
0-3
Bottom
Loftin struck out swinging.
0-3
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second.
0-3
Bottom
Collins walked.
0-3
Bottom
De Jesús relieved Melton
0-3
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to shortstop.
0-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Cuas
0-3
Top
Clark walked.
0-3
Top
Báez struck out looking.
0-3
Top
Torres grounded out to third, Clark to second.
0-3
Top
McKinstry hit for Lee
0-3
Top
McKinstry doubled to center, Clark scored.
1-3
Top
Cruz relieved Schreiber
1-3
Top
McGonigle singled to right, McKinstry scored.
2-3
Top
Dingler flied out to center.
2-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
McKinstry in right field.
2-3
Bottom
McGonigle at third base.
2-3
Bottom
Callahan in left field.
2-3
Bottom
Báez at shortstop.
2-3
Bottom
Holton relieved De Jesús
2-3
Bottom
Jensen homered to center (443 feet).
2-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
2-4
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
2-4
Bottom
Perez singled to right.
2-4
Bottom
Pasquantino popped out to third.
2-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
Keith doubled to right.
2-4
Top
Torkelson lined out to center, Keith to third.
2-4
Top
Callahan struck out looking.
2-4
Top
Clark grounded out to second.
2-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Madden relieved Holton
2-4
Bottom
Loftin grounded out to shortstop.
2-4
Bottom
Massey doubled to right.
2-4
Bottom
Collins flied out to right.
2-4
Bottom
Isbel doubled to left, Massey scored.
2-5
Bottom
Jensen lined out to left.
2-5

Inning 9 Top

Top
Pearson relieved Cruz
2-5
Top
Báez doubled to left.
2-5
Top
Torres lined out to third.
2-5
Top
McKinstry grounded out to first, Báez to third.
2-5
Top
McGonigle walked. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
2-5
Top
McGonigle to second on fielder's indifference.
2-5
Top
Dingler struck out swinging.
2-5

Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, August 21, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Odds

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