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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Sunday, Aug 23, 2026Kauffman Stadium2:10 PM ETPreview
DET · Away · 61-68

Detroit Tigers

AL Central · 5th · 6.0 GB
—:—
2:10 PM ET
H2H 9–4
KC · Home · 57-74

Kansas City Royals

AL Central · 2nd · 11.0 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
TBD —
Detroit Tigers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
—
WHIP
—
—
K/9
—
—
BB/9
—
—
FIP
—
HR/9
—
—
OPS/R
—
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA—
Road ERA—
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Daniel Lynch IV LHP
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.83
—
WHIP
1.02
—
K/9
6.83
—
BB/9
2.67
—
FIP
3.53
HR/9
0.67
—
OPS/R
0.713
IP
54.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.08
Road ERA3.80
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.30
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Tigers vs LHP (Daniel Lynch IV)
23rd
in MLB
0.689OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs — (TBD)
19th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Detroit Tigers
Stat
Kansas City Royals
0.241 (18th)
Batting Average
0.241 (11th)
0.722 (12th)
OPS
0.722 (20th)
153 (14th)
Home Runs
153 (23rd)
580 (15th)
Runs Scored
580 (22nd)
3.56 (4th)
Team ERA
3.56 (28th)
1.21 (5th)
Team WHIP
1.21 (28th)
8.32 (19th)
K/9 (Starters)
8.32 (28th)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Tigers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.64
0.41
0.54
0.47
0.56
0.45
0.50
0.47
0.44
Runs Allowed
0.41
0.29
0.49
0.40
0.45
0.42
0.54
0.58
0.27
Royals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.53
0.36
0.36
0.58
0.41
0.53
0.52
0.48
0.37
Runs Allowed
0.63
0.51
0.52
0.48
0.62
0.48
0.54
0.52
0.71
Projected lineups vs opposing starter (2026)
Tigers vs — Daniel Lynch IV
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Eduardo Valencia
R
0.333
1.166
6
0
2
Brett Callahan
L
0.308
1.000
1
0
3
Riley Greene
L
0.231
0.692
16
0
4
Kevin McGonigle
L
0.241
0.663
13
0
5
Ben Malgeri
R
0.216
0.632
3
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order

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.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
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Last 10 games
Detroit Tigers (2–8)
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
Kansas City Royals (8–2)
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
9—4
13 Games Played
Weather at game time
Kauffman Stadium
☁
85°F
—
WindN 8 mph
Precip Chance4%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Tigers @ Royals
DET
—— flat
KC
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 23, 2026)
AL Central
1Chicago White Sox67-62-
2Kansas City Royals57-7411.0
3Cleveland Guardians64-663.5
4Minnesota Twins63-664.0
5Detroit Tigers61-686.0
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