Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, Jul 26, 2026 Box Score

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Final

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July 26, 2026, 1:40 PM ET | Comerica Park

Last 5 Form

Kansas City Royals

3-2

Last 5

Detroit Tigers

3-2

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Kansas City Royals

Luinder Avila

Recorded starter

Detroit Tigers

Framber Valdez

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 26, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Kansas City Royals	45-62	.421	#5	#10	11.5
Detroit Tigers	50-56	.472	#4	#8	6.0

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Kansas City RoyalsDetroit Tigers

.718

OPS

.720

170

181

690

Runs

723

4.77

ERA

3.67

1.41

WHIP

1.22

1173

Strikeouts by pitchers

1312

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Salvador Perez

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Michael Massey

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Nick Loftin

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Noah Cameron

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Randy Dobnak

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Michael Wacha

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 2.57 ERA

Detroit Tigers

Hitters

Hao-Yu Lee

7 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

James Outman

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Spencer Torkelson

3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Tarik Skubal

7.1 IP, 12 SO, 1.23 ERA

Casey Mize

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.50 ERA

Keider Montero

5.1 IP, 8 SO, 1.69 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Framber Valdez

Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick

Michael Massey

Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick

Lane Thomas

Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 4: KC 6 hits, DET 9 hits; KC 0 errors, DET 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City Royals	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	5	6	0
Detroit Tigers	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	9	1

Box Score

Batting

6 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.

Kansas City Royals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Lane ThomasCF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
Nick Loftin3B	5	1	1	0	0	2	0
Salvador Perez1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	0	0	0	0	2	0
Starling MarteDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Carter JensenPH/C	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Luke MaileC	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Michael MasseyPH/2B	2	1	1	2	0	0	1
Andrew Velazquez2B/SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	34	5	6	4	5	8	2

Kevin McGonigle and Dillon Dingler led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits each.

Detroit Tigers batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Colt Keith3B	4	1	1	0	1	0
Kevin McGonigleSS	4	1	2	0	1	0
Gleyber TorresDH	5	0	0	0	0	2
Riley GreeneLF	5	1	1	2	0	1
Dillon DinglerC	3	0	2	2	1	0
Kerry CarpenterRF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ben MalgeriRF	1	0	0	0	0	1
Zach McKinstryRF	0	0	0	0	1	0
Spencer Torkelson1B	2	0	1	0	2	0
James OutmanCF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hao-Yu Lee2B	3	1	1	0	1	0
Totals	33	4	9	4	7	5

Pitching

Luinder Avila went 4.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 3 ER); Framber Valdez went 5.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (4 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Kansas City Royals
Luinder Avila	4.1	4	3	3	4	2	0
Matt Strahm	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
Lucas Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Pearson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
John Schreiber	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Steven Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
Detroit Tigers
Framber Valdez	5.0	4	3	2	3	4	1
Ty Madden	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Drew Sommers	1.1	2	2	2	0	2	1
Brenan Hanifee	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T1
Home Run Lane Thomas homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. KC 1, DET 0
T1
Field Error Tyler Tolbert reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. KC 2, DET 0
T4
Double Luke Maile doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Tyler Tolbert scores. KC 3, DET 0
B5
Double Riley Greene doubles (23) on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Colt Keith scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. KC 3, DET 2
B5
Single Dillon Dingler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene scores. KC 3, DET 4
T8
Home Run Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. KC 5, DET 4

Play-by-Play

All 80 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Strikeout Riley Greene strikes out swinging. KC 5, DET 4
B9
Strikeout Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging. KC 5, DET 4
B9
Flyout Kevin McGonigle flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 5, DET 4
B9
Single Colt Keith singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins, deflected by shortstop Andrew Velazquez. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd. KC 5, DET 4
B9
Walk Hao-Yu Lee walks. KC 5, DET 4
T9
Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 5, DET 4
T9
Walk Salvador Perez walks. KC 5, DET 4
T9
Strikeout Nick Loftin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nick Loftin called out on strikes. KC 5, DET 4
T9
Groundout Lane Thomas grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 5, DET 4
B8
Flyout James Outman flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 5, DET 4
B8
Single Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Spencer Torkelson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Zach McKinstry out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to third baseman Nick Loftin. KC 5, DET 4
B8
Walk Zach McKinstry walks. KC 5, DET 4
B8
Groundout Dillon Dingler grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez. KC 5, DET 4
T8
Bunt Groundout Andrew Velazquez bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Drew Sommers to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 5, DET 4
T8
Home Run Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. KC 5, DET 4
T8
Strikeout Carter Jensen called out on strikes. KC 3, DET 4
T8
Single Isaac Collins singles on a fly ball to right fielder Zach McKinstry. KC 3, DET 4
T8
Pop Out Starling Marte pops out to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. KC 3, DET 4
B7
Lineout Riley Greene lines out to third baseman Nick Loftin. KC 3, DET 4
B7
Grounded Into DP Gleyber Torres grounds into a double play, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Kevin McGonigle out at 2nd. Gleyber Torres out at 1st. KC 3, DET 4
B7
Walk Kevin McGonigle walks. KC 3, DET 4
T7
Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. KC 3, DET 4
T7
Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out on a foul tip. KC 3, DET 4
T7
Pop Out Nick Loftin pops out to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. KC 3, DET 4
B6
Grounded Into DP Colt Keith grounds into a double play, shortstop Andrew Velazquez to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Hao-Yu Lee out at 2nd. Colt Keith out at 1st. KC 3, DET 4
B6
Forceout Hao-Yu Lee grounds into a force out, shortstop Andrew Velazquez to second baseman Michael Massey. James Outman out at 2nd. Hao-Yu Lee to 1st. KC 3, DET 4
B6
Single James Outman singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 3, DET 4
T6
Forceout Lane Thomas grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. KC 3, DET 4
T6
Flyout Andrew Velazquez flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. KC 3, DET 4
T6
Flyout Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. KC 3, DET 4
T6
Walk Carter Jensen walks. KC 3, DET 4
B5
Flyout Spencer Torkelson flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 3, DET 4
B5
Strikeout Ben Malgeri strikes out swinging. KC 3, DET 4
B5
Single Dillon Dingler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene scores. KC 3, DET 4
B5
Double Riley Greene doubles (23) on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Colt Keith scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. KC 3, DET 2
B5
Strikeout Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging. KC 3, DET 0
B5
Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd. Colt Keith to 2nd. KC 3, DET 0
B5
Walk Colt Keith walks. KC 3, DET 0
B5
Double Hao-Yu Lee doubles (10) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 3, DET 0
T5
Groundout Isaac Collins grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 3, DET 0
T5
Single Starling Marte singles on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. KC 3, DET 0
T5
Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 3, DET 0
T5
Lineout Salvador Perez lines out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. KC 3, DET 0
B4
Groundout James Outman grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Luinder Avila. KC 3, DET 0
B4
Walk Spencer Torkelson walks. Dillon Dingler to 2nd. KC 3, DET 0
B4
Flyout Kerry Carpenter flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. KC 3, DET 0
B4
Single Dillon Dingler singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 3, DET 0
B4
Groundout Riley Greene grounds out, second baseman Andrew Velazquez to first baseman Salvador Perez. KC 3, DET 0
T4
Strikeout Nick Loftin strikes out swinging. KC 3, DET 0
T4
Walk Lane Thomas walks. KC 3, DET 0
T4
Strikeout Andrew Velazquez strikes out swinging. KC 3, DET 0
T4
Double Luke Maile doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Tyler Tolbert scores. KC 3, DET 0
T4
Walk Tyler Tolbert walks. KC 2, DET 0
T4
Pop Out Isaac Collins pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory. KC 2, DET 0
B3
Flyout Gleyber Torres flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 2, DET 0
B3
Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 2, DET 0
B3
Groundout Colt Keith grounds out, second baseman Andrew Velazquez to first baseman Salvador Perez. KC 2, DET 0
B3
Groundout Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez. KC 2, DET 0
T3
Groundout Starling Marte grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 2, DET 0
T3
Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. KC 2, DET 0
T3
Groundout Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 2, DET 0
B2
Strikeout James Outman strikes out swinging. KC 2, DET 0
B2
Walk Spencer Torkelson walks. Dillon Dingler to 2nd. KC 2, DET 0
B2
Flyout Kerry Carpenter flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 2, DET 0
B2
Walk Dillon Dingler walks. KC 2, DET 0
B2
Groundout Riley Greene grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Luinder Avila. KC 2, DET 0
T2
Groundout Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 2, DET 0
T2
Groundout Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 2, DET 0
T2
Groundout Andrew Velazquez grounds out, pitcher Framber Valdez to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. KC 2, DET 0
B1
Lineout Gleyber Torres lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 2, DET 0
B1
Flyout Kevin McGonigle flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 2, DET 0
B1
Pop Out Colt Keith pops out to catcher Luke Maile in foul territory. KC 2, DET 0
T1
Lineout Luke Maile lines out to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. KC 2, DET 0
T1
Field Error Tyler Tolbert reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. KC 2, DET 0
T1
Walk Isaac Collins walks. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. KC 1, DET 0
T1
Strikeout Starling Marte strikes out swinging. KC 1, DET 0
T1
Forceout Jac Caglianone grounds into a force out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Nick Loftin to 3rd. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Jac Caglianone to 1st. KC 1, DET 0
T1
Hit By Pitch Salvador Perez hit by pitch. Nick Loftin to 2nd. KC 1, DET 0
T1
Single Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman. KC 1, DET 0
T1
Home Run Lane Thomas homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. KC 1, DET 0

Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, July 26, 2026

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