Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

41-60, 17-33 Away

Detroit TigersTigersDET

47-53, 27-23 Home

Pitchers

DET

Undecided

Troy MeltonRHP, #52

Player	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
Undecided	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
T. Melton	5-1	1.80	0.87	55.0	33	50	15	7

DET

Home Runs

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

16HR

.260AVG

37RBI

Dillon DinglerC #13 - DET

21HR

.268AVG

63RBI

Batting Average

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

.279AVG

.350OBP

.450SLG

Riley GreeneLF #31 - DET

.288AVG

.379OBP

.475SLG

Runs Batted In

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

51RBI

13HR

.242AVG

Dillon DinglerC #13 - DET

63RBI

21HR

.268AVG

Kansas City Royals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	Day-To-Day	Jul 21
Kyle Isbel CF	10-Day IL	Jul 28
Connor Seabold RP	15-Day IL	Jul 28
Maikel Garcia 3B	10-Day IL	Aug 1
James McArthur RP	60-Day IL	Aug 1

Detroit Tigers

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Kerry Carpenter RF	Day-To-Day	Jul 21
Brant Hurter RP	60-Day IL	Jul 23
Casey Mize SP	Day-To-Day	Jul 24
Burch Smith RP	60-Day IL	Jul 27
Parker Meadows CF	60-Day IL	Jul 30

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Night
KC	.248	430	843	102	.316	.399	4.97	1.45	386	764	.265	24-37
DET	.235	426	783	122	.313	.400	3.59	1.22	298	839	.234	27-35

Royals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/20/26	vsSF	W4-3
7/19/26	vsSD	L19-2
7/18/26	vsSD	W6-1
7/17/26	vsSD	W7-6 F/10
7/12/26	@BAL	L8-2

Tigers Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/20/26	@CHC	W8-6 F/10
7/19/26	@LAA	L3-2
7/18/26	@LAA	W7-0
7/17/26	@LAA	W2-1
7/12/26	vsPHI	L5-0

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Regular Season Series

DET leads 4-2

Royals
1
Tigers
2

Game 1

4/14

Royals
1
Tigers
2

Game 2

4/15

Royals
9
Tigers
10

Game 3

4/16

Tigers
3
Royals
4

Game 4

5/8

Tigers
1
Royals
5

Game 5

5/9

Tigers
6
Royals
3

Game 6

5/10

Royals
Tigers

Game 7

7/23

MLB.TV/MLB Net

Royals
Tigers

Game 8

7/24

MLB.TV

Royals
Tigers

Game 9

7/25

ESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

Royals
Tigers

Game 10

7/26

MLB.TV

Tigers
Royals

Game 11

8/21

MLB.TV

Tigers
Royals

Game 12

8/22

MLB.TV/FOX

Tigers
Royals

Game 13

8/23

MLB.TV

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	53	46	.535	-	W2
Cleveland	53	48	.525	1	W1
Minnesota	49	52	.485	5	L3
Detroit	47	53	.470	6.5	W1
Kansas City	41	60	.406	13	W1

Jeff McNeil's pinch-hit single in the 7th inning sends the A's to a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks

— Jeff McNeil drove in the go-ahead runs with a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning and the Athletics beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Monday night.

Grissom's clutch hit and Adell's bases-loaded HBP lift Angels to 3-2 walk-off win over Cardinals

— Vaughn Grissom drove in the tying run with a one-out double in the ninth inning and Jo Adell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to give the Los Angeles Angels a 3-2 comeback win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

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Game Information

Probable Pitchers

Undecided

Troy MeltonRHP, #52

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

Dillon DinglerC #13 - DET

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

Riley GreeneLF #31 - DET

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

Dillon DinglerC #13 - DET

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Regular Season Series

DET leads 4-2

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Jeff McNeil's pinch-hit single in the 7th inning sends the A's to a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks

Grissom's clutch hit and Adell's bases-loaded HBP lift Angels to 3-2 walk-off win over Cardinals

2026 MLB ABS challenge system tracker: Team, player rankings