Tigers vs Royals

Final · Sat Aug 22 · 7:15 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

Detroit TigersTigers61-68

FinalAug 22, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals57-74

StreamMLB.TVRoyals.TVTigers.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

DET−104

KC−103

Run line

DET −1.5+150

KC +1.5−182

Total O/U

Over 8.5−102

Under 8.5−118

Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 8.5 (4 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Aug 22, 2026 to move to 57-74.

The Royals have won 6 straight.

Score by inning

Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
DET	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
KC	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	x	3

W: Wacha (7-8) · L: Anderson (4-5) · S: Kimbrel (1-2)

Scoring plays

Bottom 3

KCHome runIsbel homered to right (404 feet).0-1

Bottom 4

KCHome runPerez homered to center (424 feet).0-2

Top 5

DETHome runLee homered to left center (446 feet).1-2

Bottom 6

KCWild PitchCaglianone scored on Rainey wild pitch.1-3

Team stats

DETKC

Hits: 3; 5
Home Runs: 1; 2
Runs Batted In: 1; 2
Walks: 2; 1
Strikeouts: 8; 8
Runners Left On Base: 7; 8
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Tigers · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Kevin McGonigle SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	.281	.383	.421
Gleyber Torres 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	.262	.371	.387
Colt Keith DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	.270	.328	.421
Dillon Dingler C	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	.253	.318	.484
Zach McKinstry RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	.222	.307	.328
Brett Callahan LF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	11	.294	.294	.647
Spencer Torkelson 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	.222	.315	.407
Max Clark CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.250	.305	.382
Hao-Yu Lee 3B	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	9	.278	.319	.435

Tigers · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Drew Anderson P	5.0	5	3	3	1	4	2	75-53	4.09	75
Tanner Rainey P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	0.00	14
Drew Sommers P	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	21-18	3.12	21

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.219	.301	.403
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	14	.290	.364	.463
Jac Caglianone RF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	13	.276	.328	.491
Salvador Perez DH	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	10	.220	.265	.373
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	.244	.328	.378
Nick Loftin 3B	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	14	.230	.325	.371
Michael Massey 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.278	.310	.447
Tyler Tolbert LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.294	.360	.431
Kyle Isbel CF	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	8	.236	.284	.368

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha P	7.0	3	1	1	1	6	1	96-64	3.49	96
Alex Lange P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	5.86	11
Craig Kimbrel P	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	20-14	4.15	20

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance23,156

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Manny Gonzalez · First Base Umpire: Tom Hanahan · Second Base Umpire: Ron Kulpa · Third Base Umpire: Scott Barry

Last and next games

Tigers

Royals

Last game: W 5-2 vs DETFri Aug 21
Next game: W 11-7 vs DETSun Aug 23
W 6-2 vs ATHThu Aug 20
W 9-7 vs ATHWed Aug 19
W 4-3 vs ATHTue Aug 18

Head to head

L 4-5 vs KCSun Jul 26
L 2-3 vs KCSat Jul 25
W 2-1 vs KCFri Jul 24
DET 2, KC 1Tue Apr 14
DET 2, KC 1Wed Apr 15
DET 10, KC 9Thu Apr 16
DET 3, KC 4Fri May 8
DET 1, KC 5Sat May 9
DET 6, KC 3Sun May 10
DET 4, KC 3Thu Jul 23

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