Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals, August 15, 2026

RoyalsKC
0-1
Final
AngelsLAA

August 15, 2026, 9:38 PM ET | Angel Stadium

Last 5 Form

Kansas City Royals

1-4

Last 5
L 5-6
@ LAD
L 4-5
@ LAD
L 2-4
@ LAD
W 7-6
@ LAA
L 0-1
@ LAA

Los Angeles Angels

4-1

Last 5
W 3-2
vs TEX
W 5-2
vs TEX
W 7-0
vs TEX
L 6-7
vs KC
W 1-0
vs KC

Starting Pitchers

Kansas City Royals

Randy Dobnak headshot
Randy Dobnak
Recorded starter

Los Angeles Angels

Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 15, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Kansas City Royals50-73.407#5#1014.5
Los Angeles Angels48-75.390#5#1214.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Kansas City RoyalsLos Angeles Angels
.718
OPS
.679
170
HR
154
690
Runs
655
4.77
ERA
4.29
1.41
WHIP
1.35
1173
Strikeouts by pitchers
1439

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

Jac Caglianone headshot
Jac Caglianone

9 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI

Michael Massey headshot
Michael Massey

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Kyle Isbel headshot
Kyle Isbel

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Randy Dobnak headshot
Randy Dobnak

5.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jose Cuas headshot
Jose Cuas

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nate Pearson headshot
Nate Pearson

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Los Angeles Angels

Hitters

Nolan Schanuel headshot
Nolan Schanuel

7 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI

Mike Trout headshot
Mike Trout

8 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Josh Lowe headshot
Josh Lowe

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers

8.0 IP, 11 SO, 0.00 ERA

Walbert Ureña headshot
Walbert Ureña

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Luke Murphy headshot
Luke Murphy

3.1 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers
Los Angeles Angels, MLBDB pick
Randy Dobnak headshot
Randy Dobnak
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Nolan Schanuel headshot
Nolan Schanuel
Los Angeles Angels, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Los Angeles Angels 1, Kansas City Royals 0: KC 2 hits, LAA 6 hits; KC 0 errors, LAA 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Box Score

Batting

Jac Caglianone and Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.

Kansas City Royals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Nick Loftin3B4000020
Bobby Witt Jr.SS3000010
Jac Caglianone1B3010010
Salvador PerezDH3000020
Isaac CollinsLF3000010
Michael Massey2B3010000
Starling MarteRF3000020
Kyle IsbelCF0000000
Luke MaileC2000020
Carter JensenPH1000010
Tyler TolbertCF/RF2000010
John RavePH1000000
Totals280200130

Nolan Schanuel led Los Angeles Angels with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Los Angeles Angels batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Wade MecklerLF3000110
Jose SiriPR/LF0100000
Mike TroutCF4010010
Nolan Schanuel1B3031000
Zach NetoSS3000120
Moisés BallesterosDH3000110
Josh LoweRF3000010
Denzer Guzman3B3000010
Adam Frazier2B3020000
Tyler HeinemanC3000000
Totals28161370

Pitching

Randy Dobnak went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 0 ER); Reid Detmers went 8.0 innings for Los Angeles Angels (11 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Kansas City Royals
Randy Dobnak5.2400260
Craig Kimbrel1.1100000
Nate Pearson1.0111110
Los Angeles Angels
Reid Detmers8.02000110
Ben Joyce1.0000020
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

  • B8

    Single Nolan Schanuel singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Tyler Tolbert, deflected by first baseman Jac Caglianone. Jose Siri scores. KC 0, LAA 1

Play-by-Play

All 60 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Nick Loftin strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 1

  • T9

    Pop Out John Rave pops out to second baseman Adam Frazier. KC 0, LAA 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 1

  • B8

    Groundout Moisés Ballesteros grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 0, LAA 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Zach Neto strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 1

  • B8

    Single Nolan Schanuel singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Tyler Tolbert, deflected by first baseman Jac Caglianone. Jose Siri scores. KC 0, LAA 1

  • B8

    Pop Out Mike Trout pops out to first baseman Jac Caglianone in foul territory. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B8

    Walk Wade Meckler walks. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Starling Marte strikes out on a foul tip. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T8

    Flyout Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Josh Lowe. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T8

    Lineout Isaac Collins lines out to center fielder Mike Trout. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B7

    Pop Out Tyler Heineman pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B7

    Single Adam Frazier singles on a ground ball to right fielder Starling Marte. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B7

    Lineout Denzer Guzman lines out sharply to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T7

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

  • T7

    Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B6

    Flyout Josh Lowe flies out to right fielder Starling Marte. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B6

    Flyout Moisés Ballesteros flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B6

    Walk Zach Neto walks. Nolan Schanuel to 2nd. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B6

    Single Nolan Schanuel singles on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Mike Trout called out on strikes. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T6

    Flyout Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Josh Lowe. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T6

    Groundout Tyler Tolbert grounds out, third baseman Denzer Guzman to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Luke Maile strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B5

    Groundout Wade Meckler grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B5

    Groundout Tyler Heineman grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B5

    Lineout Adam Frazier lines out to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T5

    Grounded Into DP Starling Marte grounds into a double play, pitcher Reid Detmers to second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. Michael Massey out at 2nd. Starling Marte out at 1st. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T5

    Single Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T5

    Flyout Isaac Collins flies out to right fielder Josh Lowe. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B4

    Groundout Denzer Guzman grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Josh Lowe strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Moisés Ballesteros challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Moisés Ballesteros called out on strikes. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T4

    Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Josh Lowe. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T4

    Single Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Mike Trout. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to second baseman Adam Frazier. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T4

    Flyout Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Josh Lowe. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Zach Neto strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B3

    Single Nolan Schanuel singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Starling Marte. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B3

    Flyout Mike Trout flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B3

    Groundout Wade Meckler grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Tyler Tolbert strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Luke Maile called out on strikes. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Starling Marte strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B2

    Groundout Tyler Heineman grounds out, first baseman Jac Caglianone to pitcher Randy Dobnak. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B2

    Double Adam Frazier doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Moisés Ballesteros to 3rd. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Denzer Guzman strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B2

    Flyout Josh Lowe flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B2

    Walk Moisés Ballesteros walks. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T2

    Groundout Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Isaac Collins called out on strikes. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B1

    Groundout Zach Neto grounds out to first baseman Jac Caglianone. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B1

    Sac Bunt Nolan Schanuel out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Randy Dobnak to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Mike Trout to 2nd. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B1

    Single Mike Trout singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 0, LAA 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Wade Meckler strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T1

    Flyout Jac Caglianone flies out sharply to left fielder Wade Meckler. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T1

    Lineout Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to right fielder Josh Lowe. KC 0, LAA 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Nick Loftin strikes out swinging. KC 0, LAA 0