Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Detroit TigersDET

7–11

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Detroit TigersLeads 13 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 5 of 18

Batting

4.50Runs per game4.19
0.241Batting average0.245
0.318On-base percentage0.313
0.404Slugging percentage0.398
0.722OPS0.712
1.19Home runs per game1.02
8.14Hits per game8.20
153Home runs134
36Stolen bases99

Pitching

3.56ERA4.71
1.21WHIP1.40
8.32Strikeouts per nine7.48
3.12Walks per nine3.79
3.50Runs allowed per game4.60
0.231Opponent batting average0.257
1055Pitching strikeouts957
48Quality starts53
26Saves33

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	-108	+100
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-110	+100
BBetMGM	+1.5	8.5	-115	-105
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-111	+101
BBetOnline	+1.5	8.5	-108	-102
BBetRivers	+1.5	8.5	-112	-105
BBetus	+1.5	8.5	-107	-103
BBovada	+1.5	8.5	-114	-106
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-115	-105
LLowVig	+1.5	8.5	-108	-102
MMyBookie	+1.5	8.5	-107	-109

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 23, 2026

2:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 6 mph

83°

Lineups

DET

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
DET	14th	6th
KC	22nd	26th

Matchup

DETKC

61-68Record57-74
47.3%Win %43.5%
32-31Home record35-30
29-37Road record22-44
2-8Last 108-2
-4Streak7
+77Run diff-95
13-24Division20-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
DET	1	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	7
KC	0	5	0	0	4	0	0	2	—	11

Team Stats

DETStatKC

7Runs11
10Hits12
0Errors1
1Home runs2
7RBI11
2Stolen bases5
7K (bat)8
8K (pit)7
4BB (pit)5

Player Stats

DET — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Hao-Yu Lee2B	5	2	2	0	1	0
Gleyber Torres2B	5	1	1	0	1	0
Eduardo ValenciaDH	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ben MalgeriRF	4	0	0	0	1	1
Kevin McGonigleSS	4	1	2	1	3	1
Max ClarkCF	3	1	1	0	1	1
Colt Keith3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Corey JulksLF	2	0	1	0	0	0
Javier BaezSS	2	1	1	0	0	0
Zach McKinstry2B	2	0	1	0	0	0
Spencer Torkelson1B	2	1	0	0	0	1
Brett CallahanLF	1	0	0	0	0	1

DET — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Andrew SearsSP	4.0	6	5	5	1	3
Ty MaddenRP	1.2	3	3	3	1	3
Jacob WaguespackRP	1.1	1	2	2	1	1
Kyle FinneganRP	1.0	2	1	1	1	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Kyle IsbelCF	4	2	2	0	3	0
Nick Loftin3B	4	2	3	1	4	1
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	1	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	2	2	0	1	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	1	1	0	1	1
John RaveRF	3	3	2	1	2	1
Luke MaileC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	3	1	0	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	1	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Daniel Lynch IVRP	4.1	4	2	2	1	2
Jose CuasRP	1.0	2	1	1	2	1
Steven CruzRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Mason BlackRP	0.2	3	4	3	1	0
John SchreiberRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
Connor ThomasRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

107 events · 13 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Torres singled to right.
0-0
Top
Lee flied out to center.
0-0
Top
McGonigle doubled to center, Torres scored.
1-0
Top
Valencia lined out to right, McGonigle to third.
1-0
Top
Torkelson struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin grounded out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Pasquantino popped out to second.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Julks singled to center.
1-0
Top
Malgeri lined out to left.
1-0
Top
Clark singled to right, Julks to second.
1-0
Top
Báez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Clark out at second.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez singled to right.
1-0
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Perez stole second.
1-0
Bottom
Rave walked.
1-0
Bottom
Madden relieved Waguespack
1-0
Bottom
Tolbert hit by pitch, Rave to second, Perez to third.
1-0
Bottom
Maile struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Isbel singled to left, Perez scored and Rave scored, Tolbert to second.
1-2
Bottom
Loftin homered to left center (379 feet), Tolbert scored and Isbel scored.
1-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to left.
1-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. stole second.
1-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. to third on wild pitch by Madden.
1-5
Bottom
Pasquantino walked.
1-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. picked off and caught stealing home.
1-5

Inning 3 Top

Top
Torres flied out to right.
1-5
Top
Lee flied out to center.
1-5
Top
McGonigle flied out to center.
1-5

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
1-5
Bottom
Collins struck out looking.
1-5
Bottom
Rave grounded out to second.
1-5

Inning 4 Top

Top
Valencia grounded out to shortstop.
1-5
Top
Torkelson flied out to center.
1-5
Top
Julks grounded out to third.
1-5

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
A. Sears relieved Madden
1-5
Bottom
Tolbert fouled out to first.
1-5
Bottom
Maile popped out to third.
1-5
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to shortstop.
1-5

Inning 5 Top

Top
Malgeri struck out looking.
1-5
Top
Clark walked.
1-5
Top
Black relieved Lynch IV
1-5
Top
Báez doubled to right, Clark to third.
1-5
Top
Torres grounded out to shortstop, Clark scored, Báez to third.
2-5
Top
Lee singled to center, Báez scored.
3-5
Top
McGonigle homered to right center (392 feet), Lee scored.
5-5
Top
Valencia flied out to right.
5-5

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin walked.
5-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
5-5
Bottom
Pasquantino doubled to center, Loftin scored.
5-6
Bottom
Perez doubled to left, Pasquantino scored.
5-7
Bottom
Collins grounded out to shortstop.
5-7
Bottom
Rave homered to right (407 feet), Perez scored.
5-9
Bottom
Tolbert flied out to right.
5-9

Inning 6 Top

Top
Torkelson walked.
5-9
Top
Callahan hit for Julks
5-9
Top
Thomas relieved Black
5-9
Top
Callahan hit by pitch, Torkelson to second.
5-9
Top
Malgeri grounded into fielder's choice to third, Callahan to second, Torkelson safe at third on fielding error by third baseman Loftin.
5-9
Top
Clark grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Torkelson scored, Malgeri to second, Callahan out at third.
6-9
Top
Schreiber relieved Thomas
6-9
Top
McKinstry hit for Báez
6-9
Top
McKinstry struck out swinging.
6-9
Top
Clark stole second, Malgeri stole third.
6-9
Top
Torres grounded out to third.
6-9

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Callahan as designated hitter.
6-9
Bottom
Malgeri in left field.
6-9
Bottom
McKinstry in right field.
6-9
Bottom
Maile popped out to first.
6-9
Bottom
Isbel flied out to center.
6-9
Bottom
Loftin singled to center.
6-9
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
6-9

Inning 7 Top

Top
Cuas relieved Schreiber
6-9
Top
Lee doubled to center.
6-9
Top
McGonigle walked.
6-9
Top
Valencia reached on bunt single to third, McGonigle to second, Lee to third.
6-9
Top
Keith hit for Torkelson
6-9
Top
Keith lined out to left.
6-9
Top
Callahan struck out swinging.
6-9
Top
Malgeri walked, Lee scored, Valencia to second, McGonigle to third.
7-9
Top
Clark fouled out to third.
7-9

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Keith at first base.
7-9
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to left.
7-9
Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
7-9
Bottom
Collins singled to right, Collins out stretching at second.
7-9

Inning 8 Top

Top
Pearson relieved Cuas
7-9
Top
McKinstry singled to center.
7-9
Top
Torres fouled out to right.
7-9
Top
Lee flied out to right.
7-9
Top
McGonigle struck out swinging.
7-9

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Rave singled to center.
7-9
Bottom
Finnegan relieved A. Sears
7-9
Bottom
Tolbert struck out swinging, Rave stole second.
7-9
Bottom
Jensen hit for Maile
7-9
Bottom
Jensen flied out to center.
7-9
Bottom
Rave stole third.
7-9
Bottom
Isbel singled to center, Rave scored.
7-10
Bottom
Isbel stole second.
7-10
Bottom
Loftin singled to left, Isbel scored, Loftin to second.
7-11
Bottom
Witt Jr. walked.
7-11
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to first.
7-11

Inning 9 Top

Top
Jensen catching.
7-11
Top
Cruz relieved Pearson
7-11
Top
Valencia struck out swinging.
7-11
Top
Keith lined out to first.
7-11
Top
Callahan walked.
7-11
Top
Malgeri struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
7-11

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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
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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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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 11-7 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, August 23, 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

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