Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Detroit TigersDET

3–4

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Detroit TigersLeads 11 of 17

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 6 of 17

Batting

4.34Runs per game4.13
0.244Batting average0.241
0.326On-base percentage0.320
0.393Slugging percentage0.391
0.718OPS0.711
0.95Home runs per game1.03
8.11Hits per game7.97
36Home runs39
15Stolen bases29

Pitching

3.88ERA4.35
1.32WHIP1.37
8.83Strikeouts per nine8.62
3.66Walks per nine4.38
3.74Runs allowed per game4.29
0.241Opponent batting average0.238
323Pitching strikeouts323
16Quality starts19
8Saves13

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	DET ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8.5	+123	-149
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+120	-142
BBetMGM	-1.5	8.5	+125	-155
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+122	-145
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+129	-142
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+128	-159
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	+128	-142
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+122	-145
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+120	-145
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+129	-142
MMyBookie	-1.5	8.5	+123	-145

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

May 8, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

DET

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
DET	17th	9th
KC	22nd	17th

Matchup

DETKC

18-20Record17-21
47.4%Win %44.7%
12-6Home record11-9
6-14Road record6-12
4-6Last 106-4
-3Streak-2
+6Run diff-16
3-4Division7-10
2Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

DETStatKC

3Runs4
8Hits8
1Errors0
0Home runs0
2RBI4
1Stolen bases0
6K (bat)6
6K (pit)6
3BB (pit)5

Player Stats

DET — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Riley GreeneLF	4	1	3	0	0
Matt VierlingCF	4	0	1	0	0
Wenceel PerezRF	4	1	2	1	0
Dillon DinglerC	4	1	0	0	0
Spencer Torkelson1B	4	0	1	1	0
Kevin McGonigleSS	3	0	0	0	2
Hao-Yu Lee3B	2	0	0	0	0
Colt Keith3B	2	0	0	0	0
Zack Short3B	2	0	0	0	2
Jahmai JonesRF	2	0	0	0	1
Zach McKinstry2B	2	0	1	0	0
Kerry CarpenterRF	1	0	0	0	0

DET — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Keider MonteroSP	6.0	3	1	1	1	4
Brant HurterRP	1.2	2	1	1	1	1
Tyler HoltonRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Kyle FinneganRP	0.0	3	2	2	1	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	2	2	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	1	1	0
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	1	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	0	1
Carter JensenC	3	0	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	3	1	1	0	0
Salvador PerezC	3	0	0	0	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	0	0	1
Lane ThomasCF	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	1	1	1	0	0
Elias DiazC	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Kris BubicSP	5.2	4	3	3	4	5
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Luinder AvilaRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Nick MearsRP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

94 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Vierling grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
McGonigle walked.
0-0
Top
Jones flied out to left.
0-0
Top
McGonigle stole second.
0-0
Top
Dingler grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. fouled out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino lined out to center.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Greene doubled to right.
0-0
Top
Pérez singled to right, Greene to third.
0-0
Top
Torkelson grounded into double play, third to second to first, Greene scored, Pérez out at second.
1-0
Top
Lee struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right.
1-0
Bottom
Collins singled to right, Caglianone scored.
1-1
Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
1-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Short walked.
1-1
Top
Vierling flied out to center.
1-1
Top
McGonigle grounded into fielder's choice to second, Short out at second.
1-1
Top
McGonigle to second on wild pitch by Bubic.
1-1
Top
Jones grounded out to third.
1-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel lined out to left.
1-1
Bottom
Garcia lined out to center.
1-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
1-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Dingler struck out looking.
1-1
Top
Greene reached on infield single to second.
1-1
Top
Pérez struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Torkelson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Greene out at second.
1-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
1-1
Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Jensen struck out looking.
1-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Lee flied out to right.
1-1
Top
Short walked.
1-1
Top
Vierling grounded into fielder's choice to third, Short out at second.
1-1
Top
McGonigle struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone struck out looking.
1-1
Bottom
Collins fouled out to third.
1-1
Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
1-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Kris Bubic challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jahmai Jones walks.
1-1
Top
Dingler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Jones out at second.
1-1
Top
Greene struck out looking.
1-1
Top
Pérez doubled to center, Dingler scored.
2-1
Top
Mears relieved Bubic
2-1
Top
Torkelson doubled to left, Pérez scored.
3-1
Top
McKinstry hit for Lee
3-1
Top
McKinstry grounded out to third.
3-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
McKinstry at second base.
3-1
Bottom
Isbel popped out to shortstop.
3-1
Bottom
Garcia grounded out to pitcher.
3-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to center.
3-1
Bottom
Pasquantino walked.
3-1
Bottom
Perez flied out to right.
3-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Avila relieved Mears
3-1
Top
Short struck out swinging.
3-1
Top
Vierling doubled to left.
3-1
Top
McGonigle flied out to left.
3-1
Top
Keith hit for Jones
3-1
Top
Keith grounded out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Keith as designated hitter.
3-1
Bottom
Holton relieved Montero
3-1
Bottom
Jensen popped out to second.
3-1
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to center.
3-1
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
3-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Avila
3-1
Top
Dingler lined out to left.
3-1
Top
Greene singled to center.
3-1
Top
Pérez lined out to center.
3-1
Top
Torkelson lined out to center.
3-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Finnegan relieved Holton
3-1
Bottom
Massey doubled to center.
3-1
Bottom
Isbel singled to right, Massey scored on error, Isbel safe at second on fielding error by right fielder Pérez, Isbel safe at third on error.
3-2
Bottom
Garcia singled to center, Isbel scored.
3-3
Bottom
Bobby Witt Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Bobby Witt Jr. walks. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.
3-3
Bottom
Hurter relieved Finnegan
3-3
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Witt Jr. out at second, Garcia to third.
3-3
Bottom
Perez walked.
3-3
Bottom
Thomas hit for Jensen
3-3
Bottom
Thomas grounded out to second.
3-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Díaz catching.
3-3
Top
Erceg relieved Schreiber
3-3
Top
McKinstry doubled to right.
3-3
Top
Short bunt popped out to catcher.
3-3
Top
Carpenter hit for Vierling
3-3
Top
Carpenter flied out to right.
3-3
Top
Elias Díaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kevin McGonigle walks.
3-3
Top
Keith popped out to third.
3-3

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Carpenter in right field.
3-3
Bottom
Pérez in center field.
3-3
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to right.
3-3
Bottom
Collins struck out looking.
3-3
Bottom
Loftin hit for Massey
3-3
Bottom
Loftin doubled to center.
3-3
Bottom
Isbel reached on infield single to shortstop, Loftin scored.
3-4

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Player props

Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
Maikel Garcia Home Runs props Maikel Garcia Walks props Maikel Garcia RBIs props
Max Clark
Home Runs: 1/18 over · last line 0.5
Max Clark Home Runs props Max Clark Hits props Max Clark Walks props
Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
Noah Cameron Outs props Noah Cameron Strikeouts props Noah Cameron Hits Allowed props
Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
Michael Wacha Outs props Michael Wacha Hits Allowed props Michael Wacha Strikeouts props
Gleyber Torres
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
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Eduardo Valencia
Hits: 10/15 over · last line 0.5
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Wenceel Perez
Home Runs: 1/15 over · last line 0.5
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Framber Valdez
Strikeouts: 9/14 over · last line 4.5
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Matt Vierling
Hits: 5/13 over · last line 0.5
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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, May 8, 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

DraftKings lists the Kansas City Royals at KC -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8.5. Moneylines are Detroit Tigers +123 and Kansas City Royals -149. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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