Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Jul 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

B. Waywin: Detroit Tigers logo

T. Skubalsave: Detroit Tigers logo

K. Jansen

Game Recap

DETROIT -- Rarely has Tarik Skubal had a better night with his changeup than Friday. Royals hitters whiffed 10 times on 14 swings against the reigning American League Cy Young Award-winner’s nastiest pitch, including five of his season-high 12 strikeouts in the Tigers’ 2-1 win. It was so good that...

Scoring Summary

KCDET

1
Riley Greene out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Isaac Collins. Colt Keith scores. [1 run] [1 out]
01
1
Hao-Yu Lee singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Gleyber Torres scores. Dillon Dingler to 2nd. [1 run]
02
4
Nick Loftin doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Salvador Perez scores. [1 run]
12

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	2	.238
2Lane ThomasCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.233
3Salvador PerezC	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	.210
4Starling MarteRF	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.262
Jac CaglianonePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.257
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	0	0	4	0	1	.227
6Nick Loftin3B	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	.249
7Isaac CollinsLF	1	3	0	0	2	0	2	.246
8Michael Massey2B	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	.276
9Tyler TolbertSS	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.317
TOTAL	4	30	1	1	13	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Beck WayRHP	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	25	3.86
Noah CameronLHP	7.0	2	0	0	8	3	0	97	4.93

TOTAL	8.0	5	2	2	8	3	0	122	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Colt Keith3B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	.250
2Gleyber TorresDH	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.282
3Dillon DinglerC	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	.272
4Riley GreeneLF	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.282
5Spencer Torkelson1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.205
6Hao-Yu Lee2B	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267
7Zach McKinstrySS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.199
8Matt VierlingCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.206
9Ben MalgeriRF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250

TOTAL	5	26	2	2	8	3	0	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Tarik SkubalLHP	7.1	4	1	1	12	2	91	2.70
Brenan HanifeeRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.93
Kenley JansenRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	8	3.90
TOTAL	9.0	4	1	1	13	2	112	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCDET

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Lane Thomas strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Colt Keith singles on a line drive to pitcher Beck Way.
00
SINGLE — Gleyber Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Colt Keith to 2nd.
00
HIT BY PITCH — Dillon Dingler hit by pitch. Colt Keith to 3rd. Gleyber Torres to 2nd.
00
SAC FLY — Riley Greene out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Isaac Collins. Colt Keith scores. [1 run] [1 out]
01
FLYOUT — Spencer Torkelson flies out to right fielder Starling Marte. [2 outs]
01
SINGLE — Hao-Yu Lee singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Gleyber Torres scores. Dillon Dingler to 2nd. [1 run]
02
LINEOUT — Zach McKinstry lines out sharply to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

DET

1Runs2

4Hits5

0Errors0

.133Batting Avg.192

30At Bats26

4Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In2

2Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts8

5Left on Base5

8Total Bases6

Game Details

Friday, July 24, 2026 · 6:40 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 40,638 (98.9%)

weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: DET -272

over/under: 7.5