Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

Detroit TigersTigersDET

60-62, 28-33 Away

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

49-73, 29-30 Home

DET

Pitchers

Troy MeltonRHP, #52

Noah CameronLHP, #65

Player	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
T. Melton	7-1	1.46	0.90	80.0	48	69	24	8
N. Cameron	6-8	4.45	1.29	129.1	125	118	42	14

DET

Home Runs

Dillon DinglerC #13 - DET

26HR

.261AVG

81RBI

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

21HR

.268AVG

53RBI

Batting Average

Kevin McGonigleSS #7 - DET

.285AVG

.389OBP

.425SLG

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

.285AVG

.355OBP

.448SLG

Runs Batted In

Dillon DinglerC #13 - DET

81RBI

26HR

.261AVG

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

55RBI

16HR

.222AVG

Detroit Tigers

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brant Hurter RP	60-Day IL	14 Aug
Kerry Carpenter RF	10-Day IL	15 Aug
Parker Meadows CF	60-Day IL	20 Aug
James Outman CF	7-Day IL	21 Aug
Matt Vierling CF	10-Day IL	21 Aug

Kansas City Royals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Beck Way RP	15-Day IL	14 Aug
Salvador Perez DH	Day-To-Day	15 Aug
Maikel Garcia 3B	10-Day IL	17 Aug
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	10-Day IL	17 Aug
Nick Mears RP	60-Day IL	21 Aug

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Night
DET	.243	552	991	146	.320	.407	3.47	1.20	370	994	.229	36-40
KC	.243	503	995	122	.311	.394	4.84	1.43	456	901	.261	30-47

Tigers Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
14/8/26	vsCHW	L9-5
13/8/26	vsCLE	W3-0
12/8/26	vsCLE	L6-4
11/8/26	vsCLE	W6-4
9/8/26	@SF	W3-1 F/10

Royals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
13/8/26	@LAD	L4-2
12/8/26	@LAD	L5-4 F/10
11/8/26	@LAD	L6-5
9/8/26	vsCHC	L10-2
9/8/26	vsCHC	W6-3

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Regular Season Series

DET leads 6-4

Royals
1
Tigers
2

Game 1

14/4

Royals
1
Tigers
2

Game 2

15/4

Royals
9
Tigers
10

Game 3

16/4

Tigers
3
Royals
4

Game 4

9/5

Tigers
1
Royals
5

Game 5

10/5

Tigers
6
Royals
3

Game 6

11/5

Royals
3
Tigers
4

Game 7

23/7

Royals
1
Tigers
2

Game 8

24/7

Royals
3
Tigers
2

Game 9

25/7

Royals
5
Tigers
4

Game 10

26/7

Tigers
Royals

Game 11

22/8

Tigers
Royals

Game 12

23/8

Tigers
Royals

Game 13

23/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	63	58	.521	-	W1
Detroit	60	62	.492	3.5	L1
Minnesota	60	63	.488	4	L1
Cleveland	59	64	.480	5	L2
Kansas City	49	73	.402	14.5	L4

Pfaadt throws 7 innings in the Diamondbacks' 2-0 victory over the Braves

— Brandon Pfaadt allowed only two hits in seven innings in another strong start, Tim Tawa homered in the ninth and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Friday night.

Kirk homers and drives in 2, Guerrero leaves injured as Blue Jays beat Yankees 3-1

— Alejandro Kirk homered and hit a tiebreaking double, Shane Bieber pitched six innings to win for the fourth time in six starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 3-1 on Friday night.

Vargas hits 2 HRs, Peters and Murakami power five-run inning to lift White Sox over Tigers 9-5

— Miguel Vargas homered twice, Tristan Peters and Munetaka Murakami went deep once each, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5 on Friday night

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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

Probable Pitchers

Troy MeltonRHP, #52

Noah CameronLHP, #65

Dillon DinglerC #13 - DET

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

Kevin McGonigleSS #7 - DET

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

Dillon DinglerC #13 - DET

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

Injury Report

Team Stats

Pfaadt throws 7 innings in the Diamondbacks' 2-0 victory over the Braves

Kirk homers and drives in 2, Guerrero leaves injured as Blue Jays beat Yankees 3-1

Vargas hits 2 HRs, Peters and Murakami power five-run inning to lift White Sox over Tigers 9-5