Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	0	11
KC	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	-	5	11	0	8

loss:

T. Meltonwin: Kansas City Royals logo

N. Cameronsave: Kansas City Royals logo

N. Pearson

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY – When Noah Cameron received his handshake from manager Matt Quatraro on Friday night, signaling the end of his outing, Cameron turned to Cole Ragans and remarked that it felt a little weird....

Scoring Summary

DETKC

4
Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. [1 run]
01
5
Kyle Isbel homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
02
6
Vinnie Pasquantino homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
03
7
Zach McKinstry doubles (15) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Max Clark scores. [1 run]
13
7
Kevin McGonigle singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Zach McKinstry scores. [1 run]
23
7
Carter Jensen homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
24
8
Kyle Isbel doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Michael Massey scores. [1 run]
25

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Gleyber Torres2B	0	5	0	0	1	0	2	.266
2Hao-Yu Lee3B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.277
Zach McKinstryPH-RF	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	.224
3Kevin McGonigleSS-3B	2	4	0	1	0	1	1	.284
4Dillon DinglerC	0	5	0	0	1	0	4	.252
5Eduardo ValenciaDH	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.344
Colt KeithPH-DH	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.272
6Spencer Torkelson1B	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	.224
7Ben MalgeriRF	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.250
Brett CallahanPH-RF-LF	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	.308
8Max ClarkCF	0	3	1	0	0	1	4	.260
9Javier BaezLF-SS	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.255
TOTAL	6	33	2	2	5	7	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Troy MeltonRHP	5.2	7	3	3	3	3	2	94	1.70
Enmanuel De JesusLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3.83
Tyler HoltonLHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	16	3.17
Ty MaddenRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	14	2.89

TOTAL	8.0	11	5	5	4	3	3	126	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	4	1	1	0	1	1	1	.221
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.290
3Jac CaglianoneRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.277
4Salvador PerezDH	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.219
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	.247
6Nick Loftin3B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.228
7Michael Massey2B	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.281
8Isaac CollinsLF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.227
9Kyle IsbelCF	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	.234



TOTAL	11	34	5	5	4	3	3	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Noah CameronLHP	5.0	2	0	0	2	3	85	4.02
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	21	1.50
John SchreiberRHP	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	15	3.86
Steven CruzRHP	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	20	4.25
Nate PearsonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	21	2.56
TOTAL	9.0	6	2	2	5	7	162	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningDETKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Hao-Yu Lee flies out sharply to left fielder Isaac Collins. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
00
FLYOUT — Dillon Dingler flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Carter Jensen lines out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Max Clark.
00
FLYOUT — Jac Caglianone flies out to left fielder Javier Baez. [2 outs]
00
POP OUT — Salvador Perez pops out to second baseman Gleyber Torres. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

DET

2Runs5

6Hits11

0Errors0

.182Batting Avg.324

33At Bats34

3Extra-base Hits6

0Home Runs3

2Runs-Batted-In5

7Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts4

11Left on Base8

9Total Bases23

Game Details

Friday, August 21, 2026 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 29,535 (77.9%)

weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: DET -105

over/under: 8