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Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Starting Lineups — July 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.

6:40 PM ET · Comerica ParkFinal lineups locked · Jul 23, 3:30 PM ETStats updated Oct 22, 1:02 PM ET

Kansas City Royals

69–93 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterTroy Melton

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Detroit Tigers

76–86 · 4th AL Central

Official

StarterRandy Dobnak

HandRHP

L / R bats6 L / 3 R

OPS vs hand.723 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Troy Melton

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.837397 PA1-for-2Very small sample

1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small73H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF55.224.318.70111374.125209 PA—

2Lane Thomas LF · R.224/.318/.701·11 HRvs hand.125 · 209 PA55H-Score

3Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.249.333.76117481.826317 PA0-for-1Very small sample

3Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small66H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.628421 PA0-for-2Very small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small53H-Score

5Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.721313 PA1-for-1Very small sample

5Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small58H-Score

6Isaac CollinsSLF49.213.320.6416519.660339 PA1-for-2Very small sample

6Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small49H-Score

7Josh RojasL3B29.226.265.5862115.57183 PA—

7Josh Rojas 3B · L.226/.265/.586·2 HRvs hand.571 · 83 PA29H-Score

8Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.685242 PA0-for-2Very small sample

8Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small51H-Score

9Andrew VelazquezSSS—.067.067.134015.18211 PA · Small sample—

9Andrew Velazquez SS · S.067/.067/.134·0 HRvs hand.182 · 11 PA—H-Score

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Kevin McGonigleLSS71.278.376.80618707.868—

1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.86871H-Score

2Gleyber TorresR2B54.260.364.7278420.7020-for-1Very small sample

2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.702 · 0-for-1 · Very small54H-Score

3Colt KeithL3B56.258.322.72810423.757390 PA—

3Colt Keith 3B · L.258/.322/.728·10 HRvs hand.757 · 390 PA56H-Score

4Riley GreeneLLF75.280.370.84421592.860372 PA—

4Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.860 · 372 PA75H-Score

5Dillon DinglerRC66.243.302.74827607.820—

5Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.82066H-Score

6Kerry CarpenterLRF42.208.276.69213259.723232 PA—

6Kerry Carpenter RF · L.208/.276/.692·13 HRvs hand.723 · 232 PA42H-Score

7Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.230.331.76626612.786—

7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.78666H-Score

8Zach McKinstryLRF35.199.288.5824423.629—

8Zach McKinstry RF · L.199/.288/.582·4 HRvs hand.62935H-Score

9James OutmanLCF26.172.235.5535170.436142 PA—

9James Outman CF · L.172/.235/.553·5 HRvs hand.436 · 142 PA26H-Score