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Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4–3 on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 3 69-93
at Detroit Tigers 4 76-86

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 9 1
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 10 0
  • W: Drew Anderson
  • L: Steven Cruz (2-3)
  • S: Kyle Finnegan

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Isaac Collins (6)
  • Detroit Tigers: James Outman (4)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Massey scores. 2–0
Bottom 7th Detroit Tigers James Outman homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Dillon Dingler scores. Kerry Carpenter scores. 2–3
Top 8th Kansas City Royals Josh Rojas singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman. Tyler Tolbert scores. 3–3
Bottom 8th Detroit Tigers Dillon Dingler doubles (22) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Hao-Yu Lee scores. 3–4

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 0 1 0 1 1 .240
Lane Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .236
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .230
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 .209
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .274
Tyler Tolbert RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
Isaac Collins LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .245
Josh Rojas 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .265
Nick Loftin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247
Andrew Velazquez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Totals 35 3 9 3 5 7
Pitcher
Randy Dobnak 5.0 4 0 0 1 3 0 76 1.42
Matt Strahm (H, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 6.88
John Schreiber (BS, 2) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 20 3.89
Steven Cruz (L, 2-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 29 4.75

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Kevin McGonigle SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281
Gleyber Torres 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .280
Colt Keith 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hao-Yu Lee 3B 1 1 1 0 1 0 .260
Riley Greene DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285
Dillon Dingler C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .274
Kerry Carpenter RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .208
Matt Vierling RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .206
Zach McKinstry LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .197
James Outman CF 3 1 1 3 0 1 .159
Totals 32 4 10 4 2 6
Pitcher
Troy Melton 5.0 5 2 2 4 5 1 90 1.95
Tyler Holton 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 2.93
Jacob Waguespack 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.23
Drew Anderson (W, 4-4)(BS, 5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 4.25
Drew Sommers (H, 6) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 4.38
Kyle Finnegan (S, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.36

Game info

Weather
76 degrees, Clear
Wind
7 mph, In From LF
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:46
Attendance
35,548
Umpires
Home Plate: Chris Segal, First Base: Laz Diaz, Second Base: Erich Bacchus, Third Base: Brian O'Nora

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 6 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 7 at Kansas City Royals 11 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Jul 23

Matchup Status Details
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Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Guardians 1 Final (12) Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 Final Game page

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