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Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Starting Lineups — July 25, 2026

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

1:10 PM ET · Comerica ParkFinal lineups locked · Jul 25, 10:10 AM ETStats updated Sep 8, 1:48 PM ET

Kansas City Royals

64–81 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterCasey Mize

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.725 vs RHP

Detroit Tigers

66–78 · 4th AL Central

Official

StarterMichael Wacha

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 4 R

OPS vs hand.718 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Casey Mize

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC74.230.316.75622.796—

1Carter Jensen C · L.230 / .316 / .756 · 22 HRvs hand .79674H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF61.224.318.70111.6631-for-3Very small sample

2Lane Thomas LF · R.224 / .318 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .663 · 1-for-3 · Very small61H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF79.283.331.82523.864—

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.283 / .331 / .825 · 23 HRvs hand .86479H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH58.230.274.66119.6267-for-15Limited history

4Salvador Perez DH · R.230 / .274 / .661 · 19 HRvs hand .626 · 7-for-15 · Limited58H-Score

5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B68.242.332.71911.7833-for-12Small sample

5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.242 / .332 / .719 · 11 HRvs hand .783 · 3-for-12 · Small68H-Score

6Nick LoftinR3B56.237.324.7077.669—

6Nick Loftin 3B · R.237 / .324 / .707 · 7 HRvs hand .66956H-Score

7Michael MasseyL2B66.276.310.74711.7161-for-5Small sample

7Michael Massey 2B · L.276 / .310 / .747 · 11 HRvs hand .716 · 1-for-5 · Small66H-Score

8Isaac CollinsSLF54.223.324.6636.692—

8Isaac Collins LF · S.223 / .324 / .663 · 6 HRvs hand .69254H-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 Michael Wacha

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Colt KeithL3B59.258.320.7189.7494-for-9Small sample

1Colt Keith 3B · L.258 / .320 / .718 · 9 HRvs hand .749 · 4-for-9 · Small59H-Score

2Kevin McGonigleLSS74.271.372.78515.8440-for-2Very small sample

2Kevin McGonigle SS · L.271 / .372 / .785 · 15 HRvs hand .844 · 0-for-2 · Very small74H-Score

3Gleyber TorresR2B61.270.370.7528.7301-for-7Small sample

3Gleyber Torres 2B · R.270 / .370 / .752 · 8 HRvs hand .730 · 1-for-7 · Small61H-Score

4Kerry CarpenterLRF49.208.276.69213.7232-for-6Small sample

4Kerry Carpenter RF · L.208 / .276 / .692 · 13 HRvs hand .723 · 2-for-6 · Small49H-Score

5Riley GreeneLLF81.279.368.84319.8631-for-3Very small sample

5Riley Greene LF · L.279 / .368 / .843 · 19 HRvs hand .863 · 1-for-3 · Very small81H-Score

6Hao-Yu LeeR2B58.260.313.7218.7912-for-3Very small sample

6Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.260 / .313 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .791 · 2-for-3 · Very small58H-Score

7Zach McKinstryLRF39.210.290.6014.6512-for-6Small sample

7Zach McKinstry RF · L.210 / .290 / .601 · 4 HRvs hand .651 · 2-for-6 · Small39H-Score

8Matt VierlingRCF39.207.255.5905.4721-for-7Small sample

8Matt Vierling CF · R.207 / .255 / .590 · 5 HRvs hand .472 · 1-for-7 · Small39H-Score

9Jake RogersRC44.169.275.57641.4583-for-5Small sample

9Jake Rogers C · R.169 / .275 / .576 · 4 HRvs hand 1.458 · 3-for-5 · Small44H-Score