Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals
8/21/2026, 8:10:00 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
| Detroit Tigers | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 |
FINAL29,535 attendance
Detroit Tigers
61–66 · last 5: 1–4
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-19 | @ PIT | L 3–4 | 7 |
| 08-18 | @ PIT | L 1–4 | 5 |
| 08-17 | @ PIT | W 8–5 | 13 |
| 08-16 | vs CHW | L 5–7 | 12 |
| 08-15 | vs CHW | L 3–4 | 7 |
Kansas City Royals
55–74 · last 5: 5–0
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-20 | vs ATH | W 6–2 | 8 |
| 08-19 | vs ATH | W 9–7 | 16 |
| 08-18 | vs ATH | W 4–3 | 7 |
| 08-17 | vs ATH | W 9–5 | 14 |
| 08-16 | @ LAA | W 3–0 | 3 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enmanuel De Jesus | 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 93.3 | 2186 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sinker | 1 | 94.3 | 2395 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 91.8 | |
| John Schreiber | Sinker | 5 | 93 | 2166 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 74.8 |
| Sweeper | 5 | 82 | 2574 | 20% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4 | 93.7 | 2132 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 97.6 | |
| Cutter | 1 | 89.5 | 2245 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Jose Cuas | Sweeper | 9 | 82 | 2656 | 56% | 1 | 1 | 78.6 |
| Sinker | 7 | 91.4 | 2408 | 43% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4 | 91.5 | 2366 | 75% | 1 | 2 | 79.8 | |
| Cutter | 1 | 87.9 | 2454 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Nate Pearson | 4-Seam Fastball | 10 | 98.2 | 2303 | 60% | 1 | 2 | 78 |
| Curveball | 6 | 81.7 | 2647 | 50% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 3 | 90.4 | 2558 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 91.9 | |
| Sinker | 2 | 98.4 | 2221 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Noah Cameron | Cutter | 26 | 89.4 | 2281 | 65% | 2 | 4 | 78.1 |
| Changeup | 16 | 80.2 | 1623 | 69% | 4 | 4 | 79.8 | |
| Slider | 15 | 83.7 | 2399 | 47% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 11 | 92 | 2242 | 73% | 1 | 3 | 89.9 | |
| Curveball | 11 | 80.3 | 2212 | 45% | 0 | 3 | 92.6 | |
| Sinker | 6 | 90.7 | 2211 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 103.9 | |
| Steven Cruz | 4-Seam Fastball | 11 | 97.4 | 2186 | 64% | 1 | 3 | 91 |
| Cutter | 5 | 92.5 | 2073 | 60% | 0 | 2 | 107.5 | |
| Slider | 4 | 87.6 | 2209 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Troy Melton | 4-Seam Fastball | 30 | 95.7 | 2237 | 73% | 0 | 9 | 93.1 |
| Slider | 23 | 87.1 | 2422 | 61% | 4 | 2 | 80.4 | |
| Cutter | 18 | 91.8 | 2297 | 61% | 1 | 6 | 91.9 | |
| Changeup | 12 | 89.8 | 1334 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 93.2 | |
| Sinker | 6 | 95.5 | 2050 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 109.2 | |
| Curveball | 5 | 79.7 | 2531 | 40% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Ty Madden | 4-Seam Fastball | 5 | 93.8 | 2270 | 40% | 0 | 1 | 82.8 |
| Cutter | 3 | 87.8 | 2449 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 3 | 85 | 2671 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 96.4 | |
| Split-Finger | 2 | 85.9 | 1350 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 90.8 | |
| Sinker | 1 | 92.5 | 2319 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 82.6 | |
| Tyler Holton | Sweeper | 6 | 80.1 | 2701 | 83% | 3 | 1 | 71.9 |
| Cutter | 5 | 87.8 | 2316 | 80% | 1 | 2 | 109.8 | |
| Sinker | 4 | 91 | 2035 | 50% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 91.7 | 2123 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 71.5 |