Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Final Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

5–4

Final

Detroit TigersDET

Comerica Park

Team Season Average

KCDET

Batting

4.20

R/G

4.20

0.246

AVG

0.235

0.315

OBP

0.312

0.397

SLG

0.399

0.712

OPS

0.711

1.01

HR/G

1.21

8.29

H/G

7.83

107

127

Pitching

4.87

ERA

3.60

1.43

WHIP

1.22

7.71

K/9

8.60

3.84

BB/9

3.08

4.76

RA/G

3.53

0.262

OPP AVG

0.233

799

885

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (DET)	Total	KC ML	DET ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9	+157	-192
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+160	-190
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+155	-190
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+158	-190
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+165	-183
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+160	-186
BBetus	-1.5	9	+162	-185
BBovada	-1.5	9	+162	-197
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+160	-195
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+164	-182
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+159	-190

Game Information

Comerica Park

Stadium

Jul 26, 2026

5:40 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 6 mph

85°

Lineups

Starters

DET

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	22nd	27th
DET	21st	6th

Matchup

KCDET

44-62Record50-55
41.5%Win %47.6%
26-27Home record29-24
18-35Road record21-31
6-4Last 106-4
1Streak-1
-97Run diff+29
14-19Division11-17
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

KCStatDET

5Runs4
6Hits8
1Errors1
2Home runs0
4RBI3
0Stolen bases0
8K (bat)5
5K (pit)8
7BB (pit)5

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nick Loftin3B	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Lane ThomasCF	4	1	1	1	1	1
Starling MarteRF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Andrew VelazquezSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	0	0	0	1
Luke MaileC	2	0	1	0	1	0
Michael Massey2B	2	1	1	1	2	0
Carter JensenC	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler TolbertSS	1	1	0	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Luinder AvilaRP	4.1	4	3	2	4	2
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Steven CruzRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	2
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
John SchreiberRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Matt StrahmRP	0.2	1	1	0	0	1

DET — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Riley GreeneLF	5	1	0	1	0
Gleyber Torres2B	5	0	0	0	0
Colt Keith3B	4	1	1	0	1
James OutmanCF	4	0	1	0	0
Kevin McGonigleSS	4	1	2	0	1
Hao-Yu Lee2B	3	1	1	0	1
Dillon DinglerC	3	0	2	2	1
Kerry CarpenterRF	2	0	0	0	0
Spencer Torkelson1B	2	0	1	0	2
Ben MalgeriRF	1	0	0	0	0
Zach McKinstry2B	0	0	0	0	1

DET — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Framber ValdezSP	5.0	4	3	2	3	4
Ty MaddenSP	1.2	0	0	0	1	1
Drew SommersRP	1.1	2	2	2	0	2
Brenan HanifeeRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1

Scoring Summary

95 events · 6 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Thomas homered to right (349 feet).
1-0
Top
Loftin singled to center.
1-0
Top
Perez hit by pitch, Loftin to second.
1-0
Top
Caglianone grounded into fielder's choice to first, Perez out at second, Loftin to third.
1-0
Top
Marte struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Collins walked, Caglianone to second.
1-0
Top
Loftin scored, Tolbert safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Lee, Collins to second, Caglianone to third.
2-0
Top
Maile lined out to right.
2-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Keith fouled out to catcher.
2-0
Bottom
McGonigle flied out to left.
2-0
Bottom
Torres lined out to left.
2-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Velazquez grounded out to pitcher.
2-0
Top
Thomas grounded out to shortstop.
2-0
Top
Loftin grounded out to third.
2-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Greene grounded out to first.
2-0
Bottom
Dingler walked.
2-0
Bottom
Carpenter flied out to right.
2-0
Bottom
Torkelson walked, Dingler to second.
2-0
Bottom
Outman struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Perez grounded out to third.
2-0
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Marte grounded out to shortstop.
2-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Lee grounded out to third.
2-0
Bottom
Keith grounded out to second.
2-0
Bottom
McGonigle singled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Torres flied out to right.
2-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Collins fouled out to first.
2-0
Top
Tolbert walked.
2-0
Top
Maile doubled to left, Tolbert scored.
3-0
Top
Velazquez struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Thomas walked.
3-0
Top
Loftin struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Greene grounded out to second.
3-0
Bottom
Dingler singled to right.
3-0
Bottom
Carpenter flied out to center.
3-0
Bottom
Torkelson walked, Dingler to second.
3-0
Bottom
Outman grounded out to first.
3-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Malgeri in right field.
3-0
Top
Perez lined out to right.
3-0
Top
Caglianone grounded out to first.
3-0
Top
Marte singled to left.
3-0
Top
Collins grounded out to third.
3-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Lee doubled to center.
3-0
Bottom
Keith walked.
3-0
Bottom
McGonigle singled to center, Keith to second, Lee to third.
3-0
Bottom
Torres struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Strahm relieved Avila
3-0
Bottom
Greene grounded into fielder's choice to second, Keith scored and Lee scored, Greene second, McGonigle to second, McGonigle safe at third on fielding error by second baseman Velazquez.
3-2
Bottom
Dingler singled to center, McGonigle scored and Greene scored.
3-4
Bottom
Malgeri struck out swinging.
3-4
Bottom
Torkelson flied out to center.
3-4

Inning 6 Top

Top
Madden relieved Valdez
3-4
Top
Jensen hit for Tolbert
3-4
Top
Jensen walked.
3-4
Top
Massey hit for Maile
3-4
Top
Massey flied out to right.
3-4
Top
Velazquez flied out to left.
3-4
Top
Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to second, Jensen out at second.
3-4

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen catching.
3-4
Bottom
Massey at second base.
3-4
Bottom
Velazquez at shortstop.
3-4
Bottom
Erceg relieved Strahm
3-4
Bottom
Outman singled to right.
3-4
Bottom
Lee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Outman out at second.
3-4
Bottom
Keith grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Lee out at second.
3-4

Inning 7 Top

Top
Loftin popped out to shortstop.
3-4
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
3-4
Top
Sommers relieved Madden
3-4
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
3-4

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Pearson relieved Erceg
3-4
Bottom
McGonigle walked.
3-4
Bottom
Torres grounded into double play, third to second to first, McGonigle out at second.
3-4
Bottom
Greene lined out to third.
3-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
McKinstry in right field.
3-4
Top
Marte flied out to second.
3-4
Top
Collins singled to right.
3-4
Top
Jensen struck out looking.
3-4
Top
Massey homered to right (399 feet), Collins scored.
5-4
Top
Velazquez bunt grounded out to pitcher.
5-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Schreiber relieved Pearson
5-4
Bottom
Dingler grounded out to third.
5-4
Bottom
McKinstry walked.
5-4
Bottom
Torkelson singled to left, McKinstry thrown out at third. Detroit Tigers challenged: call on the field was upheld.
5-4
Bottom
Outman flied out to center.
5-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Hanifee relieved Sommers
5-4
Top
Thomas grounded out to second.
5-4
Top
Loftin struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
5-4
Top
Perez walked.
5-4
Top
Caglianone grounded out to second.
5-4

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Cruz relieved Schreiber
5-4
Bottom
Lee walked.
5-4
Bottom
Keith singled to left, Lee to second.
5-4
Bottom
McGonigle flied out to left.
5-4
Bottom
Torres struck out swinging.
5-4
Bottom
Greene struck out swinging.
5-4

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in this MLB game at Comerica Park on Sunday, July 26, 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

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