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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 21, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 21, 4:50 PM ETStats updated Oct 5, 3:32 AM ET
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.711 vs LHP
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Noah Cameron
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Gleyber TorresR2B57.260.364.7278420.8030-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.803 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small57H-Score
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B59.264.322.74610364.6292-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.629 · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small59H-Score
3Kevin McGonigleLSS74.278.376.80618707.6481-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.648 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small74H-Score
4Dillon DinglerRC69.243.302.74827607.6040-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.604 · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small69H-Score
5Eduardo ValenciaRDH74.341.3801.01681381.04159 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341/.380/1.016·8 HRvs hand1.041 · 59 PA · No MLB history · No MLB74H-Score
6Spencer TorkelsonR1B69.230.331.76626612.7300-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
6Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.730 · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small69H-Score
7Ben MalgeriRRF59.250.350.7675140.57871 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Ben Malgeri RF · R.250/.350/.767·5 HRvs hand.578 · 71 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small59H-Score
8Max ClarkLCF51.272.350.7673206.999No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Max Clark CF · L.272/.350/.767·3 HRvs hand.999 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
9Javier BáezRSS31.241.270.6343196.669No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Javier Báez SS · R.241/.270/.634·3 HRvs hand.669 · No MLB history · No MLB31H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Troy Melton
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC76.239.323.79027603.837397 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small76H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS77.281.359.80018632.783420 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small77H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.289.340.83423553.882356 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH56.229.274.65721627.628421 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.249.333.76117481.826317 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small69H-Score
6Nick LoftinR3B53.240.322.7108426.685242 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small53H-Score
7Michael MasseyL2B60.274.305.73513452.721313 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
8Isaac CollinsSLF51.213.320.6416519.660339 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small51H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.224.268.5916323.652221 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small36H-Score