Kansas City Royals - Detroit Tigers 08-23-2026

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Detroit Tigers

P: Jacob Waguespack · 2.48 ERA

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Sun, Aug 23

Kansas City Royals

P: Daniel Lynch IV · 7.88 ERA

Team

Detroit Tigers

DET

Kansas City Royals

Game Details

• Kauffman Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Jacob Waguespack

Detroit Tigers Away

ERA

2.48

WHIP

0.860

K/9

5.28

BB/9

3.10

29.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.48 WHIP 0.860

Daniel Lynch IV

Kansas City Royals Home

ERA

7.88

WHIP

1.500

K/9

6.75

BB/9

4.50

8.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.72 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Detroit Tigers	-109	-1.5 (+147)	O 8.5 (-108)
Kansas City Royals	+101	+1.5 (-164)	U 8.5 (-104)

Latest pre-game line · Aug 23

Weather & Conditions

Temp77°F

Wind 2 mphNE · in

Gusts5 mph

Humidity47%

SkyClear

Away Batting

Detroit Tigers

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
2BGleyber Torres	5	1	1	1	0	0	4	.261
3BHao-Yu Lee 2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	.281
SSKevin McGonigle HR 2B	4	1	2	3	1	1	1	.283
CEduardo Valencia	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333
1BSpencer Torkelson	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	.221
1BColt Keith	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.268
DHCorey Julks	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
DHBrett Callahan	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	.278
LFBen Malgeri	4	0	0	1	1	2	4	.234
CFMax Clark	3	1	1	1	1	0	5	.253
LFJavier Báez 2B	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	.259
RFZach McKinstry	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	.224
Totals	37	7	10	7	5	7	28	—

Away Pitching

Detroit Tigers

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Jacob Waguespack	1.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	30-14	2.48
Ty Madden	1.2	3	3	3	1	3	1	33-20	3.46
Andrew Sears (L, 0-1)	4.0	6	5	5	1	3	1	74-45	11.25
Kyle Finnegan	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	24-13	3.38
Totals	8.0	12	11	11	4	8	2	—	—

Home Batting

Kansas City Royals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
3BNick Loftin HR	4	2	3	4	1	0	0	.238
SSBobby Witt Jr.	4	0	1	0	1	2	2	.290
1BVinnie Pasquantino 2B	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.245
DHSalvador Perez 2B	4	2	2	1	0	2	0	.222
LFIsaac Collins	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.228
RFJohn Rave HR	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	.215
2BTyler Tolbert	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.286
CLuke Maile	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.179
CCarter Jensen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.219
CFKyle Isbel	4	2	2	3	0	0	0	.241
Totals	34	11	12	11	4	8	11	—

Home Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Daniel Lynch IV	4.1	4	2	2	1	2	0	59-38	2.93
Mason Black	0.2	3	4	3	1	0	1	25-16	4.60
Connor Thomas	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	14.46
John Schreiber (W, 1-3)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	3.80
Jose Cuas (H, 3)	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	26-14	2.08
Nate Pearson (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-10	2.48
Steven Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-10	4.17
Totals	9.0	10	7	6	5	7	1	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T1	1–0	Kevin McGonigle doubles (23) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Gleyber Torres scores.
B2	1–2	Kyle Isbel singles on a fly ball to left fielder Javier Báez. Salvador Perez scores. John Rave scores. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.
B2	1–5	Nick Loftin homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Kyle Isbel scores.
T5	2–5	Gleyber Torres grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Max Clark scores. Javier Báez to 3rd.
T5	3–5	Hao-Yu Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Javier Báez scores.
T5	5–5	Kevin McGonigle homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. Hao-Yu Lee scores.
B5	5–6	Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Max Clark. Nick Loftin scores.
B5	5–7	Salvador Perez doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Javier Báez. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.
B5	5–9	John Rave homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Salvador Perez scores.
T6	6–9	Max Clark grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to third baseman Nick Loftin. Spencer Torkelson scores. Brett Callahan out at 3rd. Ben Malgeri to 2nd. Max Clark to 1st.
T7	7–9	Ben Malgeri walks. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. Eduardo Valencia to 2nd.
B8	7–10	Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Max Clark, deflected by second baseman Gleyber Torres. John Rave scores.
B8	7–11	Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to left fielder Ben Malgeri. Kyle Isbel scores. Nick Loftin to 2nd.

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