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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 23, 2026

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

2:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 23, 11:40 AM ETStats updated Oct 7, 5:02 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 bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Daniel Lynch IV
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Gleyber TorresR2B57.260.364.7278420.8030-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.803 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B59.264.322.74610364.629No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.629 · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
3Kevin McGonigleLSS74.278.376.80618707.6480-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.648 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small74H-Score
4Eduardo ValenciaRDH74.341.3801.01681381.04159 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341/.380/1.016·8 HRvs hand1.041 · 59 PA · No MLB history · No MLB74H-Score
5Spencer TorkelsonR1B69.230.331.76626612.7304-for-18 · 18 PALimited history
5Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.730 · 4-for-18 · 18 PA · Limited69H-Score
6Corey JulksRLF—.286.286.71507.7157 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Corey Julks LF · R.286/.286/.715·0 HRvs hand.715 · 7 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
7Ben MalgeriRRF59.250.350.7675140.57871 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Ben Malgeri RF · R.250/.350/.767·5 HRvs hand.578 · 71 PA · No MLB history · No MLB59H-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 BáezRSS31.241.270.6343196.6694-for-10 · 10 PASmall sample
9Javier Báez SS · R.241/.270/.634·3 HRvs hand.669 · 4-for-10 · 10 PA · Small31H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jacob Waguespack
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Nick LoftinR3B53.240.322.7108426.685242 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small53H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.281.359.80018632.783420 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · No MLB history · No MLB78H-Score
3Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.249.333.76117481.826317 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small69H-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
5Isaac CollinsSLF51.213.320.6416519.660339 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small51H-Score
6John RaveLRF57.232.314.7446161.78591 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
7Tyler TolbertRSS43.285.347.7393148.81758 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.817 · 58 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
8Luke MaileRC—.159.229.502148.24312 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Luke Maile C · R.159/.229/.502·1 HRvs hand.243 · 12 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.224.268.5916323.652221 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score