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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 Oct 22, 5:06 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

69–93 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterTarik Skubal

HandLHP

L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP

Detroit Tigers

76–86 · 4th AL Central

Official

StarterBeck Way

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.723 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Tarik Skubal

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.664161 PA0-for-4Very small sample

1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.664 · 161 PA · 0-for-4 · Very small73H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF55.224.318.70111374.804165 PA0-for-1Very small sample

2Lane Thomas LF · R.224/.318/.701·11 HRvs hand.804 · 165 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small55H-Score

3Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.744165 PA11-for-39Established history

3Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 11-for-39 · Established53H-Score

4Starling MarteRRF28.242.298.6122168.627126 PA2-for-3Very small sample

4Starling Marte RF · R.242/.298/.612·2 HRvs hand.627 · 126 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small28H-Score

5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.249.333.76117481.548121 PA0-for-4Very small sample

5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.548 · 121 PA · 0-for-4 · Very small66H-Score

6Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.722158 PA0-for-1Very small sample

6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small51H-Score

7Isaac CollinsSLF49.213.320.6416519.594149 PA0-for-3Very small sample

7Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.594 · 149 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small49H-Score

8Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.84893 PA1-for-3Very small sample

8Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.848 · 93 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small58H-Score

9Tyler TolbertRSS41.285.347.7393148.71681 PA0-for-2Very small sample

9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small41H-Score

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Beck Way

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Colt KeithL3B56.258.322.72810423.757390 PA—

1Colt Keith 3B · L.258/.322/.728·10 HRvs hand.757 · 390 PA56H-Score

2Gleyber TorresR2B54.260.364.7278420.702—

2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.70254H-Score

3Dillon DinglerRC66.243.302.74827607.820—

3Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.82066H-Score

4Riley GreeneLLF75.280.370.84421592.860372 PA—

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

5Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.230.331.76626612.786—

5Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.78666H-Score

6Hao-Yu LeeR2B56.264.322.74610364.753—

6Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.75356H-Score

7Zach McKinstryLRF35.199.288.5824423.629—

7Zach McKinstry RF · L.199/.288/.582·4 HRvs hand.62935H-Score

8Matt VierlingRCF33.207.255.5905291.472172 PA—

8Matt Vierling CF · R.207/.255/.590·5 HRvs hand.472 · 172 PA33H-Score

9Ben MalgeriRRF56.250.350.7675140.91446 PA—

9Ben Malgeri RF · R.250/.350/.767·5 HRvs hand.914 · 46 PA56H-Score