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August 23, 2026 · AL Cent

Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

August 23, 2026Kauffman StadiumCloudy 79°F · 5 mph, In From RF
AWAY
Detroit Tigers
61-69
7
vs
HOME
Kansas City Royals
58-74
11

Game Highlights

Published August 23, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

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

Box score

  123456789 R
DET 100041100 7
KC 050040020 11

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 7

Tigers opened with Jacob Waguespack, then turned the bulk of the game over to Ty Madden. Out of the bullpen, Andrew Sears took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jacob Waguespack Opener 1.1 30 2 1
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jacob Waguespack threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 33% 5.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Cutter 10 33% 1 2 0 4 3
    Four-Seam Fastball 9 30% 0 2 1 5 1
    Changeup 6 20% 1 0 0 5 0
    Curveball 5 17% 0 2 1 2 0
  • Ty Madden Bulk 1.2 33 3 3 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Andrew Sears Middle 4.0 74 5 3 L
  • Kyle Finnegan Setup 1.0 24 1 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
Royals HOME 11

Daniel Lynch IV started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 5–5. Out of the bullpen, Mason Black took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Daniel Lynch IV Starter 4.1 59 2 2
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Daniel Lynch IV threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 59% 3.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 17 29% 0 6 4 3 4
    Changeup 16 27% 0 3 3 7 3
    Slider 10 17% 0 3 0 5 2
    Four-Seam Fastball 10 17% 1 1 0 5 3
    Knuckle Curve 6 10% 0 0 3 1 2
  • Mason Black Long 0.2 25 4 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Connor Thomas Middle 0.1 9 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • John Schreiber Setup 0.2 14 0 1 W inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Jose Cuas Setup 1.0 26 1 1 HLD
  • Nate Pearson Middle 1.0 16 0 1 HLD
  • Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 17 0 2

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 5th · off Sears
  • Pasquantino 2B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · DET
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Gleyber Torres 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .261 .368 .384 .752
Hao-Yu Lee 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .281 .321 .439 .760 2B
Kevin McGonigle SS 4 1 2 3 1 1 .283 .385 .430 .815 HR (14), 2B
Eduardo Valencia C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .353 .697 1.050
Colt Keith 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .326 .419 .745
Brett Callahan DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .350 .611 .961
Ben Malgeri LF 4 0 0 1 1 2 .234 .359 .406 .765 SB
Max Clark CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .253 .314 .380 .694 SB
Zach McKinstry RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .224 .308 .329 .637
Spencer Torkelson 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .221 .315 .405 .720
Corey Julks DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Javier Báez LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .287 .364 .651 2B
HOME · KC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nick Loftin 3B 4 2 3 4 1 0 .238 .332 .387 .719 HR (6)
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 .287 .363 .459 .822 SB
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .245 .329 .379 .708 2B
Salvador Perez DH 4 2 2 1 0 2 .222 .267 .376 .643 2B, SB
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .228 .327 .347 .674
John Rave RF 3 3 2 2 1 0 .215 .282 .462 .744 HR (3), 2 SB
Tyler Tolbert 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .286 .356 .419 .775
Carter Jensen C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .301 .402 .703
Kyle Isbel CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .241 .288 .370 .658 SB
Luke Maile C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .179 .207 .321 .528

Pitching lines

AWAY · DET
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jacob Waguespack 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 30 2.48
Ty Madden 1.2 3 3 3 1 3 1 33 3.46
Andrew Sears 4.0 6 5 5 1 3 1 74 11.25 L
Kyle Finnegan 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 3.38
HOME · KC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Daniel Lynch IV 4.1 4 2 2 1 2 0 59 2.93
Mason Black 0.2 3 4 3 1 0 1 25 4.60
Connor Thomas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 14.46
John Schreiber 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.80 W
Jose Cuas 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 26 2.08 HLD
Nate Pearson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.48 HLD
Steven Cruz 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 4.17

Manager comparison

AWAY · DET
A.J. Hinch
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 4.9 R Bunts 0.9 R IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · KC
Matt Quatraro
Matt Quatraro
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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