Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, August 22, 2026

TigersDET
1-3
Final
RoyalsKC

August 22, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium

Last 5 Form

Detroit Tigers

1-4

Last 5
W 8-5
@ PIT
L 1-4
@ PIT
L 3-4
@ PIT
L 2-5
@ KC
L 1-3
@ KC

Kansas City Royals

5-0

Last 5
W 4-3
vs ATH
W 9-7
vs ATH
W 6-2
vs ATH
W 5-2
vs DET
W 3-1
vs DET

Starting Pitchers

Detroit Tigers

Drew Anderson headshot
Drew Anderson
Recorded starter

Kansas City Royals

Michael Wacha headshot
Michael Wacha
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 22, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Detroit Tigers61-68.473#4#96.0
Kansas City Royals57-74.435#5#1011.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Detroit TigersKansas City Royals
.720
OPS
.718
181
HR
170
723
Runs
690
3.67
ERA
4.77
1.22
WHIP
1.41
1312
Strikeouts by pitchers
1173

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.

Detroit Tigers

Hitters

Kevin McGonigle headshot
Kevin McGonigle

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Hao-Yu Lee headshot
Hao-Yu Lee

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Brett Callahan headshot
Brett Callahan

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Drew Sommers headshot
Drew Sommers

4.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jackson Jobe headshot
Jackson Jobe

5.1 IP, 3 SO, 1.69 ERA

Troy Melton headshot
Troy Melton

5.2 IP, 3 SO, 3.18 ERA

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Vinnie Pasquantino headshot
Vinnie Pasquantino

8 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Kyle Isbel headshot
Kyle Isbel

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Salvador Perez headshot
Salvador Perez

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Randy Dobnak headshot
Randy Dobnak

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Craig Kimbrel headshot
Craig Kimbrel

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Alex Lange headshot
Alex Lange

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Michael Wacha headshot
Michael Wacha
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Drew Anderson headshot
Drew Anderson
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Salvador Perez headshot
Salvador Perez
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 1: DET 3 hits, KC 5 hits; DET 0 errors, KC 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Detroit Tigers000010000130
Kansas City Royals00110100x350

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Detroit Tigers with 1 hit each.

Detroit Tigers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Kevin McGonigleSS4000000
Gleyber Torres2B4000000
Colt KeithDH3000110
Dillon DinglerC3010010
Zach McKinstryRF3000110
Brett CallahanLF4010020
Spencer Torkelson1B3000020
Max ClarkCF3000010
Hao-Yu Lee3B3111001
Totals30131281

5 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.

Kansas City Royals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Carter JensenC4000020
Bobby Witt Jr.SS4010010
Jac CaglianoneRF4110020
Salvador PerezDH3111001
Vinnie Pasquantino1B3000000
Nick Loftin3B2010100
Michael Massey2B3000000
Tyler TolbertLF3000020
Kyle IsbelCF3111011
Totals29352182

Pitching

Drew Anderson went 5.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (4 SO, 3 ER); Michael Wacha went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Detroit Tigers
Drew Anderson5.0533142
Tanner Rainey1.0000000
Drew Sommers2.0000040
Kansas City Royals
Michael Wacha7.0311161
Alex Lange1.0000000
Craig Kimbrel1.0000120
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

  • B3

    Home Run Kyle Isbel homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. DET 0, KC 1

  • B4

    Home Run Salvador Perez homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. DET 0, KC 2

  • T5

    Home Run Hao-Yu Lee homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. DET 1, KC 2

  • B6

    Flyout Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Zach McKinstry in foul territory. DET 1, KC 3

Play-by-Play

All 63 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Brett Callahan strikes out on a foul tip. DET 1, KC 3

  • T9

    Walk Zach McKinstry walks. DET 1, KC 3

  • T9

    Strikeout Dillon Dingler called out on strikes. DET 1, KC 3

  • T9

    Groundout Colt Keith grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 1, KC 3

  • B8

    Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, KC 3

  • B8

    Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. DET 1, KC 3

  • B8

    Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. DET 1, KC 3

  • T8

    Groundout Gleyber Torres grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 1, KC 3

  • T8

    Flyout Kevin McGonigle flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. DET 1, KC 3

  • T8

    Groundout Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 1, KC 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Kyle Isbel called out on strikes. DET 1, KC 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Tyler Tolbert called out on strikes. DET 1, KC 3

  • B7

    Groundout Michael Massey grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, KC 3

  • T7

    Groundout Max Clark grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 1, KC 3

  • T7

    Flyout Spencer Torkelson flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. DET 1, KC 3

  • T7

    Double Brett Callahan doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. DET 1, KC 3

  • T7

    Groundout Zach McKinstry grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Michael Wacha. DET 1, KC 3

  • B6

    Flyout Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Zach McKinstry in foul territory. DET 1, KC 3

  • B6

    Groundout Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, KC 2

  • B6

    Groundout Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. DET 1, KC 2

  • B6

    Double Jac Caglianone doubles (23) on a ground ball to right fielder Zach McKinstry. DET 1, KC 2

  • T6

    Groundout Dillon Dingler grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 1, KC 2

  • T6

    Strikeout Colt Keith called out on strikes. DET 1, KC 2

  • T6

    Groundout Gleyber Torres grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 1, KC 2

  • B5

    Groundout Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, KC 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. DET 1, KC 2

  • B5

    Groundout Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, KC 2

  • T5

    Flyout Kevin McGonigle flies out to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. DET 1, KC 2

  • T5

    Home Run Hao-Yu Lee homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. DET 1, KC 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Max Clark strikes out swinging. DET 0, KC 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. DET 0, KC 2

  • B4

    Groundout Tyler Tolbert grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 0, KC 2

  • B4

    Pop Out Michael Massey pops out softly to third baseman Hao-Yu Lee in foul territory. DET 0, KC 2

  • B4

    Single Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Max Clark. DET 0, KC 2

  • B4

    Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Brett Callahan. DET 0, KC 2

  • B4

    Home Run Salvador Perez homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. DET 0, KC 2

  • T4

    Groundout Brett Callahan grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 0, KC 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Zach McKinstry strikes out swinging. DET 0, KC 1

  • T4

    Hit By Pitch Dillon Dingler hit by pitch. DET 0, KC 1

  • T4

    Lineout Colt Keith lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel. DET 0, KC 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. DET 0, KC 1

  • B3

    Flyout Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Zach McKinstry. DET 0, KC 1

  • B3

    Flyout Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Brett Callahan. DET 0, KC 1

  • B3

    Home Run Kyle Isbel homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. DET 0, KC 1

  • T3

    Groundout Gleyber Torres grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 0, KC 0

  • T3

    Groundout Kevin McGonigle grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 0, KC 0

  • T3

    Flyout Hao-Yu Lee flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. DET 0, KC 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Tyler Tolbert called out on strikes. DET 0, KC 0

  • B2

    Lineout Michael Massey lines out to right fielder Zach McKinstry. DET 0, KC 0

  • B2

    Walk Nick Loftin walks. DET 0, KC 0

  • B2

    Pop Out Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Hao-Yu Lee in foul territory. DET 0, KC 0

  • T2

    Lineout Max Clark lines out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. DET 0, KC 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. DET 0, KC 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Brett Callahan strikes out swinging. DET 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Groundout Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. DET 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark. DET 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Groundout Carter Jensen grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Flyout Zach McKinstry flies out to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. DET 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Single Dillon Dingler singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Colt Keith to 3rd. DET 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Walk Colt Keith walks. DET 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Flyout Gleyber Torres flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. DET 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Flyout Kevin McGonigle flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. DET 0, KC 0