July 26, 2026 · AL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Lane Thomas | Lane Thomas homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 1, DET 0 |
| T1 | Tyler Tolbert | 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 | Luke Maile | Luke Maile doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Tyler Tolbert scores. | KC 3, DET 0 |
| B5 | Riley Greene | Riley Greene reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Andrew Velazquez. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Colt Keith scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. Riley Greene to 2nd. Fielding error by second baseman Andrew Velazquez. | KC 3, DET 2 |
| B5 | Dillon Dingler | Dillon Dingler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene scores. | KC 3, DET 4 |
| T8 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. | KC 5, DET 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
5
Luinder Avila started for Royals, leaving trailing 3–4. Out of the bullpen, Matt Strahm took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Luinder Avila
Starter
4.1
89
3
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Luinder Avila threw
CSW 18% 1st-pitch strike 52% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 26 29% 2 4 7 11 2 Four-Seam Fastball 25 28% 2 1 7 10 5 Slider 22 25% 2 2 2 13 3 Curveball 9 10% 1 1 2 2 3 Changeup 7 8% 1 0 1 3 2 - Matt Strahm Setup 0.2 22 1 1 inherited 3, all 3 scored
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 10 0 0
- Nate Pearson Middle 1.0 16 0 0 W
- John Schreiber Middle 1.0 14 0 0 HLD
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 22 0 2 SV
Tigers
HOME
4
Framber Valdez started for Tigers, leaving trailing 0–3. Out of the bullpen, Drew Sommers took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Framber Valdez
Starter
5.0
97
3
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Framber Valdez threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 42 43% 1 8 6 18 9 Curveball 35 36% 7 2 8 14 4 Changeup 12 12% 0 5 2 4 1 Slider 5 5% 0 0 0 3 2 Four-Seam Fastball 3 3% 1 0 1 1 0 - Ty Madden Middle 1.2 30 0 1 HLD
- Drew Sommers Lefty 1.1 22 2 2 L
- Brenan Hanifee Middle 1.0 15 0 1
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Massey HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .327 | .400 | .727 | HR (10) |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .331 | .407 | .738 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .208 | .259 | .365 | .624 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .308 | .450 | .758 | |
| Starling Marte DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .319 | .315 | .634 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .344 | .370 | .714 | |
| Carter Jensen C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | .309 | .428 | .737 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .312 | .440 | .752 | HR (8) |
| Andrew Velazquez SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | |
| Tyler Tolbert SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .357 | .422 | .779 | |
| Luke Maile C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .583 | .891 | 2B |
HOME · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Keith 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 | .299 | .393 | .692 | |
| Kevin McGonigle SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .387 | .418 | .805 | |
| Gleyber Torres DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .389 | .371 | .760 | |
| Riley Greene LF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .370 | .463 | .833 | |
| Dillon Dingler C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .342 | .532 | .874 | |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .277 | .298 | .575 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .206 | .302 | .417 | .719 | |
| James Outman CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .161 | .219 | .295 | .514 | |
| Hao-Yu Lee 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .309 | .441 | .750 | 2B |
| Kerry Carpenter RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .276 | .416 | .692 | |
| Ben Malgeri RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .333 | .303 | .636 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 4.81 | |
| Matt Strahm | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6.75 | |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.26 | |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.43 | W |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.79 | HLD |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4.62 | SV |
HOME · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 4.53 | |
| Ty Madden | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2.88 | HLD |
| Drew Sommers | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5.27 | L |
| Brenan Hanifee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.72 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · DET
Lineup 4.1 R
Bunts 0.8 R
IBBs 1.2 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
4-6
L1
-6 run diff
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HOME · DET
6-4
W1
+51 run diff
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Season series: 2-2 with KC listed first across 4 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.