Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

5–4

Final

Detroit TigersDET

Comerica Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 7 of 17

Detroit TigersLeads 10 of 17

Batting

4.20Runs per game4.20
0.246Batting average0.235
0.315On-base percentage0.312
0.397Slugging percentage0.399
0.712OPS0.711
1.01Home runs per game1.21
8.29Hits per game7.83
107Home runs127
81Stolen bases33

Pitching

4.87ERA3.60
1.43WHIP1.22
7.71Strikeouts per nine8.60
3.84Walks per nine3.08
4.76Runs allowed per game3.53
0.262Opponent batting average0.233
799Pitching strikeouts885
44Quality starts40
26Saves21

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	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

1:40 PM EDT

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

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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 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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