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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 22, 2026

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

7:15 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 22, 4:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 6, 3:32 AM ET
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.723 vs RHP
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Michael Wacha
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kevin McGonigleLSS74.278.376.80618707.8680-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.868 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small74H-Score
2Gleyber TorresR2B57.260.364.7278420.7021-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.702 · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small57H-Score
3Colt KeithL3B59.258.322.72810423.757390 PA4-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
3Colt Keith 3B · L.258/.322/.728·10 HRvs hand.757 · 390 PA · 4-for-9 · 9 PA · Small59H-Score
4Dillon DinglerRC69.243.302.74827607.8201-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.820 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small69H-Score
5Zach McKinstryLRF36.199.288.5824423.6292-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Zach McKinstry RF · L.199/.288/.582·4 HRvs hand.629 · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small36H-Score
6Brett CallahanLLF—.211.288.612180.60256 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Brett Callahan LF · L.211/.288/.612·1 HRvs hand.602 · 56 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B69.230.331.76626612.7864-for-19 · 19 PALimited history
7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.786 · 4-for-19 · 19 PA · Limited69H-Score
8Max ClarkLCF51.272.350.7673206.630No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Max Clark CF · L.272/.350/.767·3 HRvs hand.630 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
9Hao-Yu LeeR2B59.264.322.74610364.7532-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.753 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Drew Anderson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC76.239.323.79027603.837397 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.281.359.80018632.783420 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small78H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.289.340.83423553.882356 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small75H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH56.229.274.65721627.628421 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.249.333.76117481.826317 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 1-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
8Tyler TolbertRSS43.285.347.7393148.81758 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.817 · 58 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-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