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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 3–1 on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Detroit Tigers 1 76-86
at Kansas City Royals 3 69-93

Line score

Team
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 0
  • W: Michael Wacha (7-8)
  • L: Drew Anderson (4-5)
  • S: Craig Kimbrel

Home runs

  • Detroit Tigers: Hao-Yu Lee (7)
  • Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez (17), Kyle Isbel (6)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd Kansas City Royals Kyle Isbel homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. 0–1
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. 0–2
Top 5th Detroit Tigers Hao-Yu Lee homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. 1–2
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Zach McKinstry in foul territory. 1–3

Box score

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Kevin McGonigle SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Gleyber Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Colt Keith DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270
Dillon Dingler C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .253
Zach McKinstry RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222
Brett Callahan LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .294
Spencer Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222
Max Clark CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Hao-Yu Lee 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .278
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 8
Pitcher
Drew Anderson (L, 4-5) 5.0 5 3 3 1 4 2 75 4.09
Tanner Rainey 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00
Drew Sommers 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 3.12

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .219
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290
Jac Caglianone RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .276
Salvador Perez DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 .220
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Nick Loftin 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .230
Michael Massey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Tyler Tolbert LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .294
Kyle Isbel CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .236
Totals 29 3 5 2 1 8
Pitcher
Michael Wacha (W, 7-8) 7.0 3 1 1 1 6 1 96 3.49
Alex Lange (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.86
Craig Kimbrel (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 4.15

Game info

Weather
83 degrees, Clear
Wind
7 mph, L To R
First pitch
6:15 PM
Time of game
2:06
Attendance
23,156
Umpires
Home Plate: Manny Gonzalez, First Base: Tom Hanahan, Second Base: Ron Kulpa, Third Base: Scott Barry

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 22

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Blue Jays 4 at New York Yankees 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 2 at Miami Marlins 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 12 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 3 at Texas Rangers 0 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3 Final (10) Game page
Athletics 4 at Houston Astros 3 Final Game page
New York Mets 10 at Chicago White Sox 5 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 4 at Seattle Mariners 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 4 at Colorado Rockies 3 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 11 at Arizona Diamondbacks 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 5 at San Diego Padres 7 Final Game page

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