KC 5, DET 4 | Jul 26, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, July 26, 2026•Comerica Park•82°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Nate Pearson

LOSS

Drew Sommers

SAVE

Steven Cruz

The Royals edged the Tigers 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 8: Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores.

Weather: 82°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 5:40 PM UTCT: 3:03Att: 29,489Venue: Comerica Park

Ump Audit

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95.0%A

9 missed calls

+4.6% KC

+0.45 runs DET

Win Probability

DET WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	5	6	0
DET	0	0	0	0	4	0	0

Game 824246 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Lane ThomasCF	4	1	1	1	1	0	.230/.327/.400	101	.175	.208
Nick Loftin3B	5	1	1	0	0	2	.249/.331/.407	87.7	.297	.274
Salvador Perez1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.208/.259/.365	96.7	.626	.608
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.251/.308/.450	107	.104	.097
Starling MarteDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.260/.319/.315	106.6	.238	.221
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.243/.344/.370	102.2	.154	.144
Carter JensenC	1	0	0	0	1	1	.240/.309/.428	55.9	-	-
Michael Massey2B	2	1	1	2	0	0	.274/.312/.440	99.5	.220	.408
Andrew VelazquezSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.077/.077/.077	97.5	.190	.176
Bench
Tyler TolbertSS	1	1	0	0	1	0	.313/.357/.422	103.7	.313	.297
Luke MaileC	2	0	1	1	0	0	.250/.308/.583
Totals	34	5	6	4	5	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Thomas (1st off Valdez, 0 on, 0 out); Massey (8th off Sommers, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Maile

TB:13

RBI:Massey 2; Maile; Thomas

Team LOB:8

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Colt Keith3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.254/.299/.393	97	.226

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luinder Avila	4.1	4	3	3	4	2	89-50	92.5	4.95
Matt Strahm	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	22-15	89.4	7.01
Lucas Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	10-8	92.1	5.26
Nate PearsonW	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	16-9	94	3.43
John SchreiberH	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	14-7	87.7	3.79
Steven CruzS	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	22-16	96.8	4.62
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	7	5	173-105	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Strahm 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Avila 89-50; Strahm 22-15; Erceg 10-8; Pearson 16-9; Schreiber 14-7; Cruz 22-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Avila 5-6; Strahm 0-1; Erceg 2-0; Pearson 1-1; Schreiber 1-1; Cruz 0-1

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Framber Valdez	5.0	4	3	2	3	4	1	97-57	87.2	4.53

Game Notes

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B8Replay review: Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Spencer Torkelson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Zach McKinstry out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to third baseman Nick Loftin.

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T9Replay review: Nick Loftin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nick Loftin called out on strikes.

Top 1 • KC

2-0

Tyler Tolbert reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd.

EV: 103.7 mph11 ftLA: -13°

1-0

Lane Thomas homers (10) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 98.3 mph💣 349 ftLA: 24°

Top 4 • KC

3-0

Luke Maile doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Tyler Tolbert scores.

EV: 100.0 mph50 ft0

Bot 5 • DET

3-2

Riley Greene doubles (23) on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Colt Keith scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd.

EV: 57.0 mph92 ftLA: 7°

3-4

Dillon Dingler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene scores.

EV: 92.0 mph98 ftLA: 6°

Top 8 • KC

5-4

Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores.

EV: 99.5 mph💣 399 ftLA: 32°

Bench
Kerry CarpenterRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.208/.276/.416	94.2	.154	.189
Ben MalgeriRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.242/.333/.303	76.4	-	-
Framber ValdezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ty MaddenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew SommersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brenan HanifeeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-