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Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5–4 on Sunday, July 26, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 5 69-93
at Detroit Tigers 4 76-86

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 6 0
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
  • W: Nate Pearson (2-0)
  • L: Drew Sommers
  • S: Steven Cruz

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Lane Thomas (10), Michael Massey (8)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Lane Thomas homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. 1–0
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Tyler Tolbert reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. 2–0
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Luke Maile doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Tyler Tolbert scores. 3–0
Bottom 5th Detroit Tigers Riley Greene doubles (23) on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Colt Keith scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. 3–2
Bottom 5th Detroit Tigers Dillon Dingler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene scores. 3–4
Top 8th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. 5–4

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Lane Thomas CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .230
Nick Loftin 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .249
Salvador Perez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .208
Jac Caglianone RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .251
Starling Marte DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260
Isaac Collins LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .243
Tyler Tolbert SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 .313
Carter Jensen C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .240
Luke Maile C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .250
Michael Massey 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .274
Andrew Velazquez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .077
Totals 34 5 6 4 5 8
Pitcher
Luinder Avila 4.1 4 3 3 4 2 0 89 4.95
Matt Strahm 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 7.01
Lucas Erceg 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.26
Nate Pearson (W, 2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.43
John Schreiber (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.79
Steven Cruz (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 4.62

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Colt Keith 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .254
Kevin McGonigle SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 .281
Gleyber Torres DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 .270
Riley Greene LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 .284
Dillon Dingler C 3 0 2 2 1 0 .275
Kerry Carpenter RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Ben Malgeri RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242
Zach McKinstry RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Spencer Torkelson 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .206
James Outman CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .161
Hao-Yu Lee 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .274
Totals 33 4 9 4 7 5
Pitcher
Framber Valdez 5.0 4 3 2 3 4 1 97 4.53
Ty Madden (H, 1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 30 2.88
Drew Sommers (L, 0-1)(BS, 1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 22 5.27
Brenan Hanifee 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.72

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
5 mph, R To L
First pitch
1:42 PM
Time of game
3:03
Attendance
29,489
Umpires
Home Plate: Brian O'Nora, First Base: Chris Segal, Second Base: Laz Diaz, Third Base: Erich Bacchus

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 26

Matchup Status Details
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Arizona Diamondbacks 7 at Washington Nationals 10 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 Final (11) Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at New York Mets 8 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 5 at Miami Marlins 3 Final Game page
Athletics 8 at Minnesota Twins 11 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 11 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at Chicago White Sox 12 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 Final (10) Game page
Seattle Mariners 6 at Texas Rangers 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 Final Game page
New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 Final Game page

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