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Kansas City Royals 0, Los Angeles Angels 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:38 PM ET · Angel StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 15, 11:55 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score32
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 32
0
0–1
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 37
1
T-Score37
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAngelsLos has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Detmers leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handRoyalsKansas owns a .699 OPS vs LHP, 19th in MLB; Los ranks 30th vs RHP.
LineupEvenBoth confirmed lineups are close to their normal everyday configuration.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formEvenRecent results are nearly identical, with both clubs playing around .500 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

KC
Randy Dobnak RHP
Randy Dobnak
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.00
52nd
WHIP
1.33
156th
K/9
4.75
212th
BB/9
3.50
113th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.50
36th
OPS/R
–
IP
36.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.05
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
LAA
Reid Detmers LHP
Reid Detmers
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.00
44th
WHIP
1.10
17th
K/9
10.40
30th
BB/9
2.87
37th
P-Score70i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
54th
OPS/R
–
IP
135.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.39
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Detmers strikes out 5.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Detmers allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.33.
·Dobnak enters with a 2.00 ERA compared with Detmers's 4.00.
·Dobnak allows the lower home-run rate: 0.50 vs 1.13 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Dobnak arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker39%91.5
Sweeper25%82.4
Changeup22%84.7
Four-seam10%92.2
Slider5%83.7
Detmers arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam46%94.1
Slider33%86.0
Curveball11%72.3
Changeup9%83.8
Sinker1%93.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs LHP (Reid Detmers)
19th
in MLB
0.699OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs RHP (Randy Dobnak)
30th
in MLB
0.672OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs LHP Reid Detmers
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Detmers (BvP)
1Nick LoftinR3B53.7108.7220-for-2Very small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.80018.8191-for-3Very small sample
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.83423.732No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH56.65721.7440-for-1Very small sample
5Isaac CollinsSLF51.6416.5941-for-2Very small sample
6Michael MasseyL2B60.73513.8482-for-7Very small sample
7Starling MarteRRF31.6122.6271-for-2Very small sample
8Luke MaileRC—.5021.574No MLB historyNo history
9Tyler TolbertRSS43.7393.716No MLB historyNo history
1Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .722 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample53H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .819 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .744 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample56H-Score5Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .594 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score6Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .848 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample60H-Score7Starling Marte RF · R.242 / .612 · 2 HRvs hand .627 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample31H-Score8Luke Maile C · R.159 / .502 · 1 HRvs hand .574 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285 / .739 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Dobnak (BvP)
1Wade MecklerLLF51.7603.800No MLB historyNo history
2Mike TroutRCF78.80322.7921-for-1Very small sample
3Nolan SchanuelL1B51.7367.780No MLB historyNo history
4Zach NetoRSS70.76627.727No MLB historyNo history
5Moisés BallesterosLDH48.6129.694No MLB historyNo history
6Josh LoweLLF43.63312.674No MLB historyNo history
7Denzer GuzmanR3B37.6028.563No MLB historyNo history
8Adam FrazierL2B30.6641.6640-for-3Very small sample
9Tyler HeinemanSC20.4431.534No MLB historyNo history
1Wade Meckler LF · L.300 / .760 · 3 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .792 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample78H-Score3Nolan Schanuel 1B · L.276 / .736 · 7 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score4Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score5Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.215 / .612 · 9 HRvs hand .694 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score6Josh Lowe LF · L.209 / .633 · 12 HRvs hand .674 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .602 · 8 HRvs hand .563 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score8Adam Frazier 2B · L.240 / .664 · 1 HRvs hand .664 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample30H-Score9Tyler Heineman C · S.175 / .443 · 1 HRvs hand .534 · No MLB history · No history20H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·LAALAA
AVG.248 8th.234 28th
OPS.718 16th.679 30th
Home runs170 21st154 29th
Runs690 22nd655 29th
OBP.316 17th.310 27th
SLG.402 12th.369 30th
PitchingKCKC·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.77vs4.29
KCLAA
WHIP1.41vs1.35
KCLAA
K/97.4vs9.1
KCLAA
HR Allowed210vs164
KCLAA
BullpenKCKC·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.76vs4.48
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.41vs1.39
no league rank
Saves38vs25
KCLAA
ResultsKCKC·LAALAA
+18626th
Run differential
+24021st
69–93 Record62–100
4–6 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (4–6)
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
Los Angeles Angels (5–5)
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Randy Dobnak (2.00 ERA, 2–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Angels?+
Reid Detmers (4.00 ERA, 3–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:38 PM ET at Angel Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Royals and Angels performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Angels 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Randy Dobnak is at 53; Reid Detmers is at 70. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.