Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Jul 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

D. Sommerswin: Kansas City Royals logo

N. Pearsonsave: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Cruz

Game Recap

DETROIT -- Michael Massey didn’t start Sunday’s game, but he knew he’d likely be playing at some point given the way the Royals like to use their bench and the way they match up against the Tigers. So all his normal pregame work was moved to in-game, getting his body...

Scoring Summary

KCDET

1
Lane Thomas homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
1
Tyler Tolbert reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. [1 run]
20
4
Luke Maile doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Tyler Tolbert scores. [1 run]
30
5
Riley Greene doubles (23) on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Colt Keith scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. [2 runs]
32
5
Dillon Dingler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene scores. [2 runs]
34
8
Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. [2 runs]
54

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lane ThomasCF	1	4	1	1	0	1	1	1	.230
2Nick Loftin3B	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	2	.249
3Salvador Perez1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.208
4Jac CaglianoneRF	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	3	.251
5Starling MarteDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.260
6Isaac CollinsLF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.243
7Tyler TolbertSS	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.313
Carter JensenPH-C	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.240
8Luke MaileC	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	.250
Michael MasseyPH-2B	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	.274
9Andrew Velazquez2B-SS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.077
TOTAL	6	34	5	4	8	5	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Luinder AvilaRHP	4.1	4	3	3	2	4	89	4.95
Matt StrahmLHP	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	22	7.01
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	10	5.26
Nate PearsonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	16	3.43
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14	3.79
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	22	4.62
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	5	7	173	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Colt Keith3B	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	.254
2Kevin McGonigleSS	2	4	1	0	0	1	2	.281
3Gleyber TorresDH	0	5	0	0	2	0	7	.270
4Riley GreeneLF	1	5	1	2	1	0	2	.284
5Dillon DinglerC	2	3	0	2	0	1	0	.275
6Kerry CarpenterRF	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.208
Ben MalgeriRF	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.242
Zach McKinstryRF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
7Spencer Torkelson1B	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	.206
8James OutmanCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	5	.161
9Hao-Yu Lee2B	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	.274
TOTAL	9	33	4	4	5	7	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Framber ValdezLHP	5.0	4	3	2	4	3	1	97	4.53
Ty MaddenRHP	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	30	2.88
Drew SommersLHP	1.1	2	2	2	2	0	1	22	5.27
Brenan HanifeeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	3.72


TOTAL	9.0	6	5	4	8	5	2	164	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCDET

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Lane Thomas homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman.
10
HIT BY PITCH — Salvador Perez hit by pitch. Nick Loftin to 2nd.
10
FORCEOUT — Jac Caglianone grounds into a force out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Nick Loftin to 3rd. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Jac Caglianone to 1st. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Starling Marte strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
WALK — Isaac Collins walks. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.
10
FIELD ERROR — Tyler Tolbert reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. [1 run]
20
LINEOUT — Luke Maile lines out to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
POP OUT — Colt Keith pops out to catcher Luke Maile in foul territory. [1 out]
20
FLYOUT — Kevin McGonigle flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. [2 outs]
20
LINEOUT — Gleyber Torres lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

DET

5Runs4

6Hits9

0Errors1

.176Batting Avg.273

34At Bats33

3Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In4

5Walks7

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts5

8Left on Base9

13Total Bases11

Game Details

Sunday, July 26, 2026 · 1:40 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 29,489 (71.8%)

weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: DET -192

over/under: 9