Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

3–4

Final

Detroit TigersDET

Comerica Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 7 of 17

Detroit TigersLeads 10 of 17

Batting

4.25Runs per game4.25
0.248Batting average0.235
0.316On-base percentage0.312
0.399Slugging percentage0.400
0.715OPS0.712
1.01Home runs per game1.23
8.34Hits per game7.83
104Home runs125
80Stolen bases33

Pitching

4.93ERA3.64
1.44WHIP1.22
7.74Strikeouts per nine8.61
3.88Walks per nine3.10
4.83Runs allowed per game3.57
0.263Opponent batting average0.234
780Pitching strikeouts860
43Quality starts38
25Saves19

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

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (DET)	Total	KC ML	DET ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8.5	+188	-232
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+198	-240
BBetMGM	-1.5	8.5	+185	-225
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+192	-235
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+193	-215
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+200	-230
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	+190	-220
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+190	-230
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+185	-225
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+193	-215
MMyBookie	-1.5	8.5	+194	-231

Game Information

Comerica Park

Stadium

Jul 23, 2026

6:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 8 mph

77°

Lineups

Starters

DET

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	20th	27th
DET	21st	7th

Matchup

KCDET

43-60Record48-54
41.7%Win %47.1%
26-27Home record27-23
17-33Road record21-31
5-5Last 106-4
3Streak1
-96Run diff+28
13-17Division9-16
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

KCStatDET

3Runs4
9Hits10
1Errors0
1Home runs1
3RBI4
0Stolen bases0
7K (bat)6
6K (pit)7
2BB (pit)5

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Josh Rojas3B	4	0	2	0	1	0
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	0	0	1
Michael Massey2B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	0	0	0	1
Andrew VelazquezSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	2	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	1	2	1
Tyler TolbertSS	0	1	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Randy DobnakRP	5.0	4	0	0	1	3
Matt StrahmRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Steven CruzRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	4	3	3	0	1

DET — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Riley GreeneLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gleyber Torres2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kerry CarpenterRF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Kevin McGonigleSS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Spencer Torkelson1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
James OutmanCF	3	1	1	1	3	0
Dillon DinglerC	3	1	2	0	1	1
Zach McKinstry2B	3	0	2	0	0	0
Colt Keith3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hao-Yu Lee2B	1	1	1	0	0	1
Matt VierlingCF	0	0	0	0	0	0

DET — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Troy MeltonSP	5.0	5	2	2	4	5
Tyler HoltonRP	1.2	1	0	0	0	0
Drew AndersonRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
Kyle FinneganRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Drew SommersRP	0.1	1	0	0	1	1
Jacob WaguespackRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

93 events · 4 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen walked.
0-0
Top
Thomas popped out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino singled to left, Jensen to second.
0-0
Top
Perez walked, Pasquantino to second, Jensen to third.
0-0
Top
Massey struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Collins struck out swinging, Perez to second, Pasquantino to third, Jensen out at home on runner's fielder's choice.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
McGonigle grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Torres singled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Keith grounded into fielder's choice to first, Torres out at second.
0-0
Bottom
Greene singled to right, Keith to third.
0-0
Bottom
Dingler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Greene out at second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Rojas doubled to right.
0-0
Top
Loftin grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Velazquez lined out to first.
0-0
Top
Jensen grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Carpenter grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Torkelson struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
McKinstry singled to center.
0-0
Bottom
McKinstry picked off first.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Thomas fouled out to first.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino popped out to third.
0-0
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Outman struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
McGonigle grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Torres grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Massey struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Collins walked.
0-0
Top
Rojas flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Loftin struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Keith grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Greene flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Dingler walked.
0-0
Bottom
Carpenter grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Velazquez grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Jensen doubled to right.
0-0
Top
Thomas popped out to second.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino walked.
0-0
Top
Perez grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Torkelson struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
McKinstry singled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Outman grounded into fielder's choice to first, McKinstry out at second.
0-0
Bottom
Outman caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Massey singled to right.
0-0
Top
Collins homered to right (390 feet), Massey scored.
2-0
Top
Holton relieved Melton
2-0
Top
Rojas flied out to left.
2-0
Top
Loftin singled to center.
2-0
Top
Velazquez grounded out to third, Loftin to second.
2-0
Top
Jensen grounded out to first.
2-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Strahm relieved Dobnak
2-0
Bottom
McGonigle flied out to center.
2-0
Bottom
Torres struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Lee hit for Keith
2-0
Bottom
Lee walked.
2-0
Bottom
Greene flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Lee at third base.
2-0
Top
Thomas grounded out to second.
2-0
Top
Pasquantino flied out to center.
2-0
Top
Waguespack relieved Holton
2-0
Top
Perez flied out to right.
2-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Schreiber relieved Strahm
2-0
Bottom
Dingler singled to right.
2-0
Bottom
Carpenter singled to right, Dingler to third.
2-0
Bottom
Torkelson struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
McKinstry lined out to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Outman homered to right center (364 feet), Dingler scored and Carpenter scored.
2-3
Bottom
McGonigle singled to left, McGonigle out stretching at second.
2-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
Anderson relieved Waguespack
2-3
Top
Massey singled to right.
2-3
Top
Tolbert ran for Massey
2-3
Top
Collins bunt grounded out to third.
2-3
Top
Tolbert stole second.
2-3
Top
Tolbert to third on wild pitch by Anderson.
2-3
Top
Rojas singled to center, Tolbert scored.
3-3
Top
Loftin flied out to right.
3-3
Top
Velazquez struck out looking.
3-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Tolbert in right field.
3-3
Bottom
Loftin at second base.
3-3
Bottom
Cruz relieved Schreiber
3-3
Bottom
Torres struck out swinging.
3-3
Bottom
Lee singled to center.
3-3
Bottom
Greene grounded out to second, Lee to second.
3-3
Bottom
Dingler doubled to left, Lee scored.
3-4
Bottom
Carpenter safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Pasquantino, Dingler safe at third on error.
3-4
Bottom
Torkelson popped out to shortstop.
3-4
Bottom
Vierling ran for Carpenter
3-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Vierling in right field.
3-4
Top
Sommers relieved Anderson
3-4
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
3-4
Top
Thomas walked.
3-4
Top
Pasquantino singled to right, Thomas to second.
3-4
Top
Finnegan relieved Sommers
3-4
Top
Perez grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Pasquantino out at second.
3-4

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Player props

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers 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
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Max Clark
Home Runs: 1/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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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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Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap

The Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 in this MLB game at Comerica Park on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Odds

DraftKings lists the Detroit Tigers at DET -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8.5. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +188 and Detroit Tigers -232. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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