Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Detroit TigersDET

1–3

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Detroit TigersLeads 13 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 5 of 18

Batting

4.52Runs per game4.20
0.242Batting average0.246
0.319On-base percentage0.314
0.405Slugging percentage0.398
0.724OPS0.712
1.19Home runs per game1.02
8.18Hits per game8.22
152Home runs132
36Stolen bases98

Pitching

3.56ERA4.74
1.21WHIP1.41
8.32Strikeouts per nine7.48
3.14Walks per nine3.81
3.50Runs allowed per game4.63
0.231Opponent batting average0.259
1047Pitching strikeouts949
48Quality starts52
26Saves32

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	-104	-103
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-104	-104
BBetMGM	+1.5	8.5	-110	-110
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-105	-105
BBetOnline	+1.5	8.5	-106	-104
BBetRivers	+1.5	8.5	-106	-108
BBetus	+1.5	8.5	-105	-105
BBovada	+1.5	8.5	-111	-109
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-110	-110
LLowVig	+1.5	8.5	-106	-104
MMyBookie	+1.5	8	-108	-109

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 22, 2026

7:15 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 7 mph

86°

Lineups

DET

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
DET	11th	5th
KC	22nd	27th

Matchup

DETKC

61-67Record56-74
47.7%Win %43.1%
32-31Home record34-30
29-36Road record22-44
3-7Last 107-3
-3Streak6
+79Run diff-97
13-23Division19-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

DETStatKC

1Runs3
3Hits5
0Errors0
1Home runs2
1RBI2
0Stolen bases1
8K (bat)8
8K (pit)8
1BB (pit)2

Player Stats

DET — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Brett CallahanLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gleyber Torres2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin McGonigleSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hao-Yu Lee2B	3	1	1	1	1	0
Max ClarkCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Colt Keith3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dillon DinglerC	3	0	1	0	0	0
Zach McKinstry2B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Spencer Torkelson1B	3	0	0	0	0	0

DET — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Drew AndersonRP	5.0	5	3	3	1	4
Drew SommersRP	2.0	0	0	0	0	4
Tanner RaineyRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	1	1	1	1	0
Tyler TolbertSS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	3	1	1	1	1	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	2	0	1	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	7.0	3	1	1	1	6
Alex LangeRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2

Scoring Summary

70 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
McGonigle flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Torres flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Keith walked.
0-0
Top
Dingler singled to right, Keith to third.
0-0
Top
McKinstry flied out to left.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. stole second.
0-0
Bottom
Perez grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Callahan struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Torkelson struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Clark lined out to first.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino fouled out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Loftin walked.
0-0
Bottom
Massey lined out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Tolbert struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Lee flied out to center.
0-0
Top
McGonigle grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Torres grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel homered to right.
0-1
Bottom
Jensen flied out to left.
0-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to right.
0-1
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Keith lined out to center.
0-1
Top
Dingler hit by pitch.
0-1
Top
McKinstry struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Callahan grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Perez homered to center (424 feet).
0-2
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to left.
0-2
Bottom
Loftin singled to center.
0-2
Bottom
Massey fouled out to third.
0-2
Bottom
Tolbert grounded out to shortstop.
0-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Torkelson struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Clark struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Lee homered to left center (446 feet).
1-2
Top
McGonigle flied out to left.
1-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel grounded out to second.
1-2
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
1-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
1-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Torres grounded out to first.
1-2
Top
Keith struck out looking.
1-2
Top
Dingler grounded out to third.
1-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right.
1-2
Bottom
Rainey relieved Anderson
1-2
Bottom
Perez grounded out to second, Caglianone to third.
1-2
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to first.
1-2
Bottom
Caglianone scored on Rainey wild pitch.
1-3
Bottom
Caglianone scored on Rainey wild pitch.
1-3
Bottom
Loftin fouled out to right.
1-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
McKinstry grounded out to first.
1-3
Top
Callahan doubled to right.
1-3
Top
Torkelson flied out to right.
1-3
Top
Clark grounded out to second.
1-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Sommers relieved Rainey
1-3
Bottom
Massey grounded out to shortstop.
1-3
Bottom
Tolbert struck out looking.
1-3
Bottom
Isbel struck out looking.
1-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
Lange relieved Wacha
1-3
Top
Lee grounded out to shortstop.
1-3
Top
McGonigle flied out to center.
1-3
Top
Torres grounded out to shortstop.
1-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
1-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
1-3
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to shortstop.
1-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Kimbrel relieved Lange
1-3
Top
Keith grounded out to second.
1-3
Top
Dingler struck out looking.
1-3
Top
McKinstry walked.
1-3
Top
McKinstry to second on a balk.
1-3

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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
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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
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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 3-1 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, August 22, 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 -104 and Kansas City Royals -103. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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