Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Detroit TigersDET

2–5

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Detroit TigersLeads 13 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 5 of 18

Batting

4.54Runs per game4.19
0.243Batting average0.245
0.319On-base percentage0.314
0.406Slugging percentage0.396
0.725OPS0.710
1.20Home runs per game1.00
8.20Hits per game8.21
152Home runs129
36Stolen bases98

Pitching

3.57ERA4.76
1.21WHIP1.41
8.34Strikeouts per nine7.50
3.14Walks per nine3.78
3.51Runs allowed per game4.65
0.231Opponent batting average0.259
1043Pitching strikeouts944
48Quality starts52
26Saves31

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	-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 21, 2026

8:10 PM EDT

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

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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
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Gleyber Torres
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
Gleyber Torres Home Runs props Gleyber Torres Hits props Gleyber Torres Hits Runs Rbis props
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
Wenceel Perez Home Runs props Wenceel Perez Walks props Wenceel Perez Hits props
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 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

DraftKings lists the Kansas City Royals at KC +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8. Moneylines are Detroit Tigers -105 and Kansas City Royals -103. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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