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 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Sears | 4-Seam Fastball | 40 | 93.7 | 2201 | 55% | 2 | 10 | 92 |
| Slider | 26 | 81.9 | 2331 | 77% | 7 | 3 | 99.5 | |
| Changeup | 5 | 87.2 | 1518 | 60% | 1 | 1 | 105.2 | |
| Sinker | 3 | 91.9 | 2329 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Connor Thomas | Sweeper | 3 | 82.6 | 2736 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sinker | 2 | 90.9 | 2307 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 2 | 84.9 | 1575 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 100.3 | |
| Cutter | 1 | 88.4 | 2828 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 85.3 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 91.8 | 2471 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | Sinker | 17 | 93.5 | 2125 | 82% | 0 | 4 | 93.2 |
| Changeup | 16 | 85.1 | 1454 | 56% | 0 | 3 | 94.6 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 10 | 93.4 | 2326 | 50% | 1 | 3 | 99.1 | |
| Slider | 9 | 87 | 1936 | 44% | 0 | 1 | 88 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 7 | 82.2 | 2226 | 86% | 0 | 3 | 94.9 | |
| Jacob Waguespack | Cutter | 11 | 86.9 | 1950 | 64% | 1 | 3 | 77.1 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 8 | 92.2 | 2115 | 38% | 0 | 1 | 91 | |
| Changeup | 6 | 85.4 | 1502 | 17% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Curveball | 5 | 76.3 | 2240 | 60% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| John Schreiber | 4-Seam Fastball | 6 | 93.4 | 2294 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 56.4 |
| Sweeper | 4 | 82.7 | 2609 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 2 | 89.2 | 2392 | 100% | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 93.5 | 2150 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 87.9 | 1695 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Jose Cuas | 4-Seam Fastball | 15 | 92.1 | 2380 | 60% | 2 | 2 | 85.9 |
| Sweeper | 4 | 83 | 2756 | 25% | 0 | 1 | 99.4 | |
| Cutter | 4 | 88.7 | 2565 | 75% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 3 | 91.2 | 2390 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 43.2 | |
| Kyle Finnegan | 4-Seam Fastball | 11 | 95.9 | 2134 | 55% | 0 | 2 | 92.4 |
| Split-Finger | 8 | 87.1 | 1166 | 75% | 2 | 2 | 98 | |
| Slider | 5 | 85 | 2131 | 20% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Mason Black | Sweeper | 6 | 83.9 | 2569 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 97.3 |
| Sinker | 6 | 93 | 2044 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 99.3 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5 | 93.6 | 2077 | 20% | 0 | 1 | 82.2 | |
| Curveball | 5 | 81.3 | 2606 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 102.8 | |
| Slider | 3 | 86.7 | 2364 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 98.4 | |
| Nate Pearson | 4-Seam Fastball | 7 | 97.4 | 2347 | 71% | 0 | 1 | 86.4 |
| Slider | 5 | 89.4 | 2576 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 84.5 | |
| Curveball | 2 | 81.1 | 2701 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 2 | 97.1 | 2254 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 97.4 | |
| Steven Cruz | 4-Seam Fastball | 10 | 98.3 | 2147 | 70% | 0 | 1 | 102.6 |
| Slider | 5 | 90.8 | 2171 | 60% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 2 | 93.8 | 2057 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Ty Madden | Slider | 9 | 84.5 | 2694 | 67% | 3 | 0 | — |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 8 | 94.5 | 2257 | 75% | 2 | 1 | 101.8 | |
| Cutter | 7 | 87.5 | 2599 | 57% | 2 | 2 | 71.4 | |
| Split-Finger | 7 | 86.2 | 1544 | 43% | 1 | 1 | 100 | |
| Sinker | 2 | 93.2 | 2270 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — |