August 21, 2026 · AL Cent
Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B4 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. | DET 0, KC 1 |
| B5 | Kyle Isbel | Kyle Isbel homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. | DET 0, KC 2 |
| B6 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. | DET 0, KC 3 |
| T7 | Zach McKinstry | Zach McKinstry doubles (15) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Max Clark scores. | DET 1, KC 3 |
| T7 | Kevin McGonigle | Kevin McGonigle singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Zach McKinstry scores. | DET 2, KC 3 |
| B7 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. | DET 2, KC 4 |
| B8 | Kyle Isbel | Kyle Isbel doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Michael Massey scores. | DET 2, KC 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Tigers
AWAY
2
Troy Melton started for Tigers, leaving trailing 0–3. Out of the bullpen, Tyler Holton took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Troy Melton
Starter
5.2
94
3
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Troy Melton threw
CSW 19% 1st-pitch strike 50% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 30 32% 0 5 8 8 9 Slider 23 24% 4 4 4 9 2 Cutter 18 19% 1 1 3 7 6 Changeup 12 13% 1 0 3 6 2 Sinker 6 6% 1 0 1 3 1 Curveball 5 5% 1 0 1 3 0 - Enmanuel De Jesus Middle 0.1 2 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Tyler Holton Setup 1.0 16 1 1
- Ty Madden Long 1.0 14 1 0
Royals
HOME
5
Noah Cameron started for Royals, leaving with a 1–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, John Schreiber took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Noah Cameron
Starter
5.0
85
0
2
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Noah Cameron threw
CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 26 31% 2 3 8 9 4 Changeup 16 19% 4 0 3 5 4 Slider 15 18% 1 2 4 8 0 Curveball 11 13% 0 2 0 6 3 Four-Seam Fastball 10 12% 1 1 3 2 3 Sinker 7 8% 0 1 0 5 1 - Jose Cuas Middle 1.0 21 0 0 HLD
- John Schreiber Setup 0.2 15 2 1 HLD
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.1 20 0 1 HLD inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Nate Pearson Middle 1.0 21 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Massey E
Batting lines
AWAY · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .375 | .393 | .768 | |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .307 | .331 | .638 | 2B |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .386 | .424 | .810 | |
| Dillon Dingler C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .316 | .485 | .801 | |
| Colt Keith DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .329 | .425 | .754 | 2B |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .224 | .317 | .410 | .727 | |
| Brett Callahan LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .308 | .692 | 1.000 | |
| Max Clark CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .316 | .397 | .713 | |
| Javier Báez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .284 | .355 | .639 | 2B |
| Hao-Yu Lee 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .319 | .423 | .742 | |
| Eduardo Valencia DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .365 | .738 | 1.103 | |
| Ben Malgeri RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .370 | .433 | .803 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .304 | .407 | .711 | HR (17) |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .363 | .463 | .826 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .329 | .491 | .820 | |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .265 | .367 | .632 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .331 | .381 | .712 | HR (8), 2B |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .228 | .322 | .370 | .692 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .310 | .448 | .758 | 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .328 | .348 | .676 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .283 | .354 | .637 | HR (5), 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Melton | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 1.60 | L |
| Enmanuel De Jesus | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.83 | |
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3.17 | |
| Ty Madden | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.89 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cameron | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 4.02 | W |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.50 | HLD |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.86 | HLD |
| Steven Cruz | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4.25 | HLD |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2.56 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · DET
Lineup 4.9 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 4.6 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 2.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · DET
6-4
L2
+13 run diff
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HOME · KC
3-7
L4
-11 run diff
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Season series: 0-2 with DET listed first across 2 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.