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Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5–2 on Friday, August 21, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Detroit Tigers 2 76-86
at Kansas City Royals 5 69-93

Line score

Team
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 11 0
  • W: Noah Cameron (8-8)
  • L: Troy Melton (7-2)
  • S: Nate Pearson

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Carter Jensen (17), Vinnie Pasquantino (8), Kyle Isbel (5)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. 0–1
Bottom 5th Kansas City Royals Kyle Isbel homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. 0–2
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. 0–3
Top 7th Detroit Tigers Zach McKinstry doubles (15) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Max Clark scores. 1–3
Top 7th Detroit Tigers Kevin McGonigle singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Zach McKinstry scores. 2–3
Bottom 7th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. 2–4
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Kyle Isbel doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Michael Massey scores. 2–5

Box score

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Gleyber Torres 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .266
Hao-Yu Lee 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277
Zach McKinstry RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .224
Kevin McGonigle 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .284
Dillon Dingler C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .252
Eduardo Valencia DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .344
Colt Keith DH 1 0 1 0 1 0 .272
Spencer Torkelson 1B 1 0 0 0 3 0 .224
Ben Malgeri RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Brett Callahan LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .308
Max Clark CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .260
Javier Báez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255
Totals 33 2 6 2 7 5
Pitcher
Troy Melton (L, 7-2) 5.2 7 3 3 3 3 2 94 1.70
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

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 1 1 1 1 0 .221
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .290
Jac Caglianone RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .247
Nick Loftin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .228
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .281
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .227
Kyle Isbel CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .234
Totals 34 5 11 5 3 4
Pitcher
Noah Cameron (W, 8-8) 5.0 2 0 0 3 2 0 85 4.02
Jose Cuas (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 1.50
John Schreiber (H, 13) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 15 3.86
Steven Cruz (H, 5) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.25
Nate Pearson (S, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.56

Game info

Weather
81 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
2 mph, R To L
First pitch
7:10 PM
Time of game
2:33
Attendance
29,535
Umpires
Home Plate: Scott Barry, First Base: Manny Gonzalez, Second Base: Tom Hanahan, Third Base: Ron Kulpa

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 Aug 21

Matchup Status Details
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St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 Final (10) Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 1 at New York Yankees 3 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 2 at Miami Marlins 3 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5 Final Game page
New York Mets 4 at Chicago White Sox 6 Final Game page
Athletics 0 at Houston Astros 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 1 at Texas Rangers 2 Final (10) Game page
Cleveland Guardians 9 at Colorado Rockies 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 2 at San Diego Padres 6 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 0 at Arizona Diamondbacks 9 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at Seattle Mariners 6 Final (10) Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Final (10) Game page

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