Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

61-67, 29-36 Away

Final

56-74, 34-30 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
G. Torres2B	0-5	0	0	0	.266
H. Lee3B	1-3	0	0	0	.277
Z. McKinstryPH-RF	1-2	1	0	1	.224
K. McGonigleSS-3B	2-4	0	0	1	.284
D. DinglerC	0-5	0	0	0	.252
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Dingler flied out to center. 4th: Dingler flied out to left. 6th: Dingler flied out to left. 7th: Dingler flied out to center. 9th: Dingler struck out swinging.
E. ValenciaDH	0-2	0	0	0	.344
C. KeithPH-DH	1-1	0	0	0	.272
S. Torkelson1B	0-1	0	0	0	.224
B. MalgeriRF	0-1	0	0	0	.250
B. CallahanPH-RF-LF	0-2	0	0	0	.308
M. ClarkCF	0-3	1	0	0	.260
J. BaezLF-SS	1-4	0	0	0	.255

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Melton	5.2	7	3	3	3	94-58	1.70
E. De Jesus	0.1	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.83
T. Holton	1.0	2	1	0	1	16-12	3.17
T. Madden	1.0	2	1	0	0	14-8	2.89

According to ESPN Analytics

DET

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Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, August 21, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 29,535

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry
First Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa

Royals use 3 solo homers to power past Tigers 5-2 for a sixth straight win

— Vinnie Pasquantino, Kyle Isbel and Carter Jensen all hit solo home runs to power the Kansas City Royals past the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

Aug 21, 2026, 11:16 pm - AP


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	-	5	11	0

Scoring Summary

		DET	KC
4th	Massey reached on infield single to shortstop, Pasquantino scored.	0	1
5th	Isbel homered to right center (387 feet).	0	2
6th	Pasquantino homered to right (420 feet).	0	3
7th	McKinstry doubled to center, Clark scored.	1	3
7th	McGonigle singled to right, McKinstry scored.	2	3
7th	Jensen homered to center (443 feet).	2	4
8th	Isbel doubled to left, Massey scored.	2	5

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Detroit TigersTigersDET

(61-67)

(61-67, 29-36 Away)

(61-67)

Troy Melton

(7-2, 1.60)

-121

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(56-74)

(56-74, 34-30 Home)

(56-74)

Noah Cameron

(8-8, 4.02)

+103

-103

+1.5

-179

Tigers
2
Royals
5

Game 1

8/21

Tigers
1
Royals
3

Game 2

8/22

Tigers
7
Royals
11

Game 3

8/23

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	69	63	.523	-	W1
Cleveland	67	66	.504	2.5	W6
Minnesota	64	69	.481	5.5	L1
Detroit	62	70	.470	7	W1
Kansas City	59	74	.444	10.5	W9

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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

Royals use 3 solo homers to power past Tigers 5-2 for a sixth straight win

N. Cameron8-8

T. Melton7-2

N. Pearson3

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