Friday, Aug 21, 2026Kauffman Stadium8:10 PM ETPreview

DET · Away · 61-66

Detroit Tigers

AL Central · 5th · 5.5 GB

—:—

8:10 PM ET

KC · Home · 54-74

Kansas City Royals

AL Central · 2nd · 13.0 GB

Starting pitcher matchup

Troy Melton —

Detroit Tigers

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

—

1st

WHIP

—

10th

K/9

—

122nd

BB/9

—

62nd

FIP

3.55

HR/9

—

40th

OPS/R

0.433

—

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA2.56

Road ERA0.99

Last 5 starts

ERA

—

QUALITY
START %

—

DAYS
REST

—

TBD —

Kansas City Royals

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

—

WHIP

—

K/9

—

BB/9

—

FIP

—

HR/9

—

OPS/R

—

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA—

Road ERA—

Last 5 starts

ERA

—

QUALITY
START %

—

DAYS
REST

—

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)

Tigers vs — (TBD)

10th

in MLB

0.738OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

Royals vs — (Troy Melton)

21st

in MLB

0.709OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

2026 season team comparison

Detroit Tigers

Stat

Kansas City Royals

— (16th)

Batting Average

— (13th)

OPS

— (22nd)

— (11th)

Home Runs

— (25th)

— (11th)

Runs Scored

— (23rd)

— (4th)

Team ERA

— (28th)

— (5th)

Team WHIP

— (28th)

— (19th)

K/9 (Starters)

— (28th)

Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)

Tigers

Runs Scored

0.66

0.42

0.54

0.48

0.55

0.46

0.50

0.48

0.45

Runs Allowed

0.41

0.30

0.50

0.40

0.42

0.54

0.58

0.25

Royals

Runs Scored

0.54

0.37

0.36

0.57

0.40

0.53

0.52

0.44

0.35

Runs Allowed

0.63

0.52

0.54

0.50

0.60

0.48

0.54

0.72

Official starting lineups are published a few hours before first pitch. They will appear here and on the lineup page as soon as they are posted.

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