Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

8/23/2026, 2:10:00 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

Detroit Tigers	7
Kansas City Royals	11

FINAL21,269 attendance

Detroit Tigers

61–68 · last 5: 1–4

Date	Opp	Result	Runs
08-22	@ KC	L 1–3	4
08-21	@ KC	L 2–5	7
08-19	@ PIT	L 3–4	7
08-18	@ PIT	L 1–4	5
08-17	@ PIT	W 8–5	13

Kansas City Royals

57–74 · last 5: 5–0

Date	Opp	Result	Runs
08-22	vs DET	W 3–1	4
08-21	vs DET	W 5–2	7
08-20	vs ATH	W 6–2	8
08-19	vs ATH	W 9–7	16
08-18	vs ATH	W 4–3	7

Detroit Tigers

Batting

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Eduardo Valencia	Designated Hitter	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.353	.697	1.050
Gleyber Torres	Second Baseman	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.261	.368	.384	.752
Hao-Yu Lee	Second Baseman	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.281	.321	.439	.760
Ben Malgeri	Right Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	.234	.359	.406	.765
Kevin McGonigle	Shortstop	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	1	0	.283	.385	.430	.815
Max Clark	Center Fielder	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	.253	.314	.380	.694
Colt Keith	Third Baseman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.326	.419	.745
Corey Julks	Left Fielder	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833
Javier Baez	Shortstop	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.287	.364	.650
Spencer Torkelson	First Baseman	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.221	.315	.405	.720
Zach McKinstry	Right Fielder	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.224	.308	.329	.637
Brett Callahan	Left Fielder	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.278	.350	.611	.961

Pitching

Player	Pos	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P	BF	ERA
Jacob WaguespackGS	Relief Pitcher	1.10	1	2	2	1	1	0	30	6	2.48
Andrew Sears	Starting Pitcher	4	6	5	5	1	3	1	74	18	11.25
Ty Madden	Relief Pitcher	1.20	3	3	3	1	3	1	33	9	3.46
Kyle Finnegan	Relief Pitcher	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	24	6	3.38

Kansas City Royals

Batting

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Bobby Witt Jr.	Shortstop	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.290	.365	.462	.826
Isaac Collins	Left Fielder	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.228	.327	.347	.674
Kyle Isbel	Center Fielder	4	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	.241	.288	.370	.658
Nick Loftin	Third Baseman	4	2	3	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	.238	.332	.387	.719
Salvador Perez	Designated Hitter	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	.222	.267	.376	.643
Vinnie Pasquantino	First Baseman	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.245	.329	.379	.708
John Rave	Right Fielder	3	3	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	.215	.282	.462	.743
Luke Maile	Catcher	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179	.207	.321	.528
Tyler Tolbert	Shortstop	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.356	.419	.775
Carter Jensen	Catcher	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.301	.402	.703

Pitching

Player	Pos	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P	BF	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVGS	Relief Pitcher	4.10	4	2	2	1	2	0	59	17	2.93
Jose Cuas	Relief Pitcher	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	26	7	2.08
Nate Pearson	Relief Pitcher	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	4	2.48
Steven Cruz	Relief Pitcher	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	17	4	4.17
John Schreiber	Relief Pitcher	0.20	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	2	3.80
Mason Black	Relief Pitcher	0.20	3	4	3	1	0	1	25	6	4.60
Connor Thomas	Relief Pitcher	0.10	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3	14.46