Detroit TigersTigers61-69
7FinalAug 23, 2026
Kansas City RoyalsRoyals58-74
11StreamMLB.TVRoyals.TVTigers.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
DET−108
KC+100
Run line
DET −1.5+144
KC +1.5−175
Total O/U
Over 8.5−108
Under 8.5−112
- Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (18 runs).
Recap
The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 11-7 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Aug 23, 2026 to move to 58-74.
The Royals have won 6 straight. They scored 5 runs in the second inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| KC | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | 11 |
W: Schreiber (1-3) · L: Sears (0-1)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- DETDoubleMcGonigle doubled to center, Torres scored.1-0
Bottom 2
- KCSingleIsbel singled to left, Perez scored and Rave scored, Tolbert to second.1-2
- KCHome runLoftin homered to left center (379 feet), Tolbert scored and Isbel scored.1-5
Top 5
- DETGroundoutTorres grounded out to shortstop, Clark scored, Báez to third.2-5
- DETSingleLee singled to center, Báez scored.3-5
- DETHome runMcGonigle homered to right center (392 feet), Lee scored.5-5
Bottom 5
- KCDoublePasquantino doubled to center, Loftin scored.5-6
- KCDoublePerez doubled to left, Pasquantino scored.5-7
- KCHome runRave homered to right (407 feet), Perez scored.5-9
Top 6
- DETFielder's choiceClark grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Torkelson scored, Malgeri to second, Callahan out at third.6-9
Top 7
- DETWalkMalgeri walked, Lee scored, Valencia to second, McGonigle to third.7-9
Bottom 8
- KCSingleIsbel singled to center, Rave scored.7-10
- KCSingleLoftin singled to left, Isbel scored, Loftin to second.7-11
Team stats
DETKC
- Hits
- 10
- 12
- Home Runs
- 1
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 7
- 11
- Walks
- 5
- 4
- Strikeouts
- 7
- 8
- Runners Left On Base
- 28
- 11
- Errors
- 0
- 1
Player stats
Tigers · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .261 | .368 | .384 |
| Hao-Yu Lee 3B | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .281 | .321 | .439 |
| Kevin McGonigle SS | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .283 | .385 | .430 |
| Eduardo Valencia C | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .333 | .353 | .697 |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .221 | .315 | .405 |
| Colt Keith 1B | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .268 | .326 | .419 |
| Corey Julks DH | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .500 |
| Brett Callahan DH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .278 | .350 | .611 |
| Ben Malgeri LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .234 | .359 | .406 |
| Max Clark CF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .253 | .314 | .380 |
| Javier Baez LF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .259 | .287 | .364 |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .224 | .308 | .329 |
Tigers · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Waguespack P | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-14 | 2.48 | 30 |
| Ty Madden P | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33-20 | 3.46 | 33 |
| Andrew Sears P | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 74-45 | 11.25 | 74 |
| Kyle Finnegan P | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 3.38 | 24 |
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .238 | .332 | .387 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .290 | .365 | .462 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .245 | .329 | .379 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .222 | .267 | .376 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .228 | .327 | .347 |
| John Rave RF | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .215 | .282 | .462 |
| Tyler Tolbert 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .286 | .356 | .419 |
| Luke Maile C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .179 | .207 | .321 |
| Carter Jensen C | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .301 | .402 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .241 | .288 | .370 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IV P | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59-38 | 2.93 | 59 |
| Mason Black P | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25-16 | 4.60 | 25 |
| Connor Thomas P | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 14.46 | 9 |
| John Schreiber P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.80 | 14 |
| Jose Cuas P | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 2.08 | 26 |
| Nate Pearson P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.48 | 16 |
| Steven Cruz P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.17 | 17 |
Game info
VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance21,269
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Tom Hanahan · First Base Umpire: Ron Kulpa · Second Base Umpire: Scott Barry · Third Base Umpire: Manny Gonzalez
Last and next games
Tigers
Royals
- Last game: W 3-1 vs DETSat Aug 22
- Next game: W 5-3 at TORTue Aug 25
- W 5-2 vs DETFri Aug 21
- W 6-2 vs ATHThu Aug 20
- W 9-7 vs ATHWed Aug 19
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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