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Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Starting Lineups — July 24, 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 24, 3:45 PM ETStats updated Sep 7, 6:09 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

64–80 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterTarik Skubal

HandLHP

L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.704 vs LHP

Detroit Tigers

65–78 · 4th AL Central

Official

StarterBeck Way

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.718 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Tarik Skubal

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC75.230.315.75522.6650-for-4Very small sample

1Carter Jensen C · L.230 / .315 / .755 · 22 HRvs hand .665 · 0-for-4 · Very small75H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF62.226.321.70811.8190-for-1Very small sample

2Lane Thomas LF · R.226 / .321 / .708 · 11 HRvs hand .819 · 0-for-1 · Very small62H-Score

3Salvador PerezRDH55.226.271.65419.75711-for-39Established history

3Salvador Perez DH · R.226 / .271 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .757 · 11-for-39 · Established55H-Score

4Starling MarteRRF34.242.298.6122.6272-for-3Very small sample

4Starling Marte RF · R.242 / .298 / .612 · 2 HRvs hand .627 · 2-for-3 · Very small34H-Score

5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B65.239.329.71511.5400-for-4Very small sample

5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.239 / .329 / .715 · 11 HRvs hand .540 · 0-for-4 · Very small65H-Score

6Nick LoftinR3B57.241.328.7177.7640-for-1Very small sample

6Nick Loftin 3B · R.241 / .328 / .717 · 7 HRvs hand .764 · 0-for-1 · Very small57H-Score

7Isaac CollinsSLF55.223.325.6656.5960-for-3Very small sample

7Isaac Collins LF · S.223 / .325 / .665 · 6 HRvs hand .596 · 0-for-3 · Very small55H-Score

8Michael MasseyL2B66.280.314.75811.8531-for-3Very small sample

8Michael Massey 2B · L.280 / .314 / .758 · 11 HRvs hand .853 · 1-for-3 · Very small66H-Score

9Tyler TolbertRSS50.304.372.7983.7510-for-2Very small sample

9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.304 / .372 / .798 · 3 HRvs hand .751 · 0-for-2 · Very small50H-Score

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Beck Way

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Colt KeithL3B60.260.320.7219.751—

1Colt Keith 3B · L.260 / .320 / .721 · 9 HRvs hand .75160H-Score

2Gleyber TorresR2B61.270.371.7558.737—

2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.270 / .371 / .755 · 8 HRvs hand .73761H-Score

3Dillon DinglerRC73.247.309.76926.845—

3Dillon Dingler C · R.247 / .309 / .769 · 26 HRvs hand .84573H-Score

4Riley GreeneLLF77.275.365.83118.861—

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

5Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.222.313.72422.719—

5Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.222 / .313 / .724 · 22 HRvs hand .71966H-Score

6Hao-Yu LeeR2B60.260.313.7218.791—

6Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.260 / .313 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .79160H-Score

7Zach McKinstryLRF39.209.290.5954.642—

7Zach McKinstry RF · L.209 / .290 / .595 · 4 HRvs hand .64239H-Score

8Matt VierlingRCF39.207.255.5905.472—

8Matt Vierling CF · R.207 / .255 / .590 · 5 HRvs hand .47239H-Score

9Ben MalgeriRRF—.250.352.7323.946—

9Ben Malgeri RF · R.250 / .352 / .732 · 3 HRvs hand .946—H-Score