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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 Sep 7, 6:08 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

64–80 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterTroy Melton

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.725 vs RHP

Detroit Tigers

65–78 · 4th AL Central

Official

StarterRandy Dobnak

HandRHP

L / R bats6 L / 3 R

OPS vs hand.718 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Troy Melton

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC75.230.315.75522.7921-for-2Very small sample

1Carter Jensen C · L.230 / .315 / .755 · 22 HRvs hand .792 · 1-for-2 · Very small75H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF62.226.321.70811.623—

2Lane Thomas LF · R.226 / .321 / .708 · 11 HRvs hand .62362H-Score

3Vinnie PasquantinoL1B65.239.329.71511.7820-for-1Very small sample

3Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.239 / .329 / .715 · 11 HRvs hand .782 · 0-for-1 · Very small65H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH55.226.271.65419.6140-for-2Very small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.226 / .271 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .614 · 0-for-2 · Very small55H-Score

5Michael MasseyL2B66.280.314.75811.7291-for-1Very small sample

5Michael Massey 2B · L.280 / .314 / .758 · 11 HRvs hand .729 · 1-for-1 · Very small66H-Score

6Isaac CollinsSLF55.223.325.6656.6951-for-2Very small sample

6Isaac Collins LF · S.223 / .325 / .665 · 6 HRvs hand .695 · 1-for-2 · Very small55H-Score

7Josh RojasL3B—.240.277.6212.605—

7Josh Rojas 3B · L.240 / .277 / .621 · 2 HRvs hand .605—H-Score

8Nick LoftinR3B57.241.328.7177.6860-for-2Very small sample

8Nick Loftin 3B · R.241 / .328 / .717 · 7 HRvs hand .686 · 0-for-2 · Very small57H-Score

9Andrew VelazquezSSS—.067.067.1340.182—

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

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Kevin McGonigleLSS74.271.373.78214.834—

1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.271 / .373 / .782 · 14 HRvs hand .83474H-Score

2Gleyber TorresR2B61.270.371.7558.7370-for-1Very small sample

2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.270 / .371 / .755 · 8 HRvs hand .737 · 0-for-1 · Very small61H-Score

3Colt KeithL3B60.260.320.7219.751—

3Colt Keith 3B · L.260 / .320 / .721 · 9 HRvs hand .75160H-Score

4Riley GreeneLLF77.275.365.83118.861—

4Riley Greene LF · L.275 / .365 / .831 · 18 HRvs hand .86177H-Score

5Dillon DinglerRC73.247.309.76926.845—

5Dillon Dingler C · R.247 / .309 / .769 · 26 HRvs hand .84573H-Score

6Kerry CarpenterLRF49.208.276.69213.723—

6Kerry Carpenter RF · L.208 / .276 / .692 · 13 HRvs hand .72349H-Score

7Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.222.313.72422.719—

7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.222 / .313 / .724 · 22 HRvs hand .71966H-Score

8Zach McKinstryLRF39.209.290.5954.642—

8Zach McKinstry RF · L.209 / .290 / .595 · 4 HRvs hand .64239H-Score

9James OutmanLCF32.172.235.5535.436—

9James Outman CF · L.172 / .235 / .553 · 5 HRvs hand .43632H-Score