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Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 4: final score and stats

Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals 5 to Detroit Tigers 4, on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals.

MLBSunday, July 26, 2026

Kansas City Royals45-625

Final

Detroit Tigers50-564

DateJul 26, 2026

Start time1:40 PM ET

VenueComerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

TVMLB.TV

Attendance29,489

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
Kansas City Royals	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	5
Detroit Tigers	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4

Top performers

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageIsaac Collins · 1-3, R, BB

Home RunsLane Thomas · 1-4, HR, RBI, R, BB

Runs Batted InMichael Massey · 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, R

MLB RatingMichael Massey · 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, R

Detroit Tigers

Batting AverageDillon Dingler · 2-3, 2 RBI, BB

Home RunsGleyber Torres · 0-5, 2 K

Runs Batted InRiley Greene · 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K

MLB RatingDillon Dingler · 2-3, 2 RBI, BB

Team comparison

Kansas City RoyalsDetroit Tigers

Runs per game

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Runs allowed per game

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45-62Record50-56

5th in AL CentStanding4th in AL Cent

0-0Road record / home record0-0

Last 5

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Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Kansas City Royals

Mitch Spence RP · Undisclosed - Not Specified

Out

Nick Mears RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Ryan Bergert SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Cole Ragans SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Luinder Avila SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Detroit Tigers

Jake Miller SP · Undisclosed - Not Specified

Out

Will Vest RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Trey Sweeney SS · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Wenceel Perez RF · Orbital - Fracture

Out

Reese Olson SP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lane Thomas	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	23	.230	.327	.400
Nick Loftin	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	20	.249	.331	.407
Salvador Perez	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	.208	.259	.365
Jac Caglianone	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	.251	.308	.450
Starling Marte	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	14	.260	.319	.315
Isaac Collins	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	19	.243	.344	.370
Tyler Tolbert	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	.313	.357	.422
Carter Jensen	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	.240	.309	.428
Luke Maile	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	13	.250	.308	.583
Michael Massey	1-2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	7	.274	.312	.440
Andrew Velazquez	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.077	.077	.077
Team	6-34	34	5	6	4	2	5	8	164

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Luinder Avila	4.1	4	3	3	4	2	0	89-50	4.95	89
Matt Strahm	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	22-15	7.01	22
Lucas Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	5.26	10
Nate Pearson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16-9	3.43	16
John Schreiber	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14-7	3.79	14
Steven Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	22-16	4.62	22
Team	9.0	9	4	4	7	5	0	173-105		173

Detroit Tigers

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Colt Keith	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	16	.254	.299	.393
Kevin McGonigle	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	19	.281	.387	.418
Gleyber Torres	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	24	.270	.389	.371
Riley Greene	1-5	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	31	.284	.372	.468
Dillon Dingler	2-3	3	0	2	2	0	1	0	18	.275	.342	.532
Kerry Carpenter	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.208	.276	.416
Ben Malgeri	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.242	.333	.303
Zach McKinstry	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.200	.277	.298
Spencer Torkelson	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	17	.206	.302	.417
James Outman	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	14	.161	.219	.295
Hao-Yu Lee	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	15	.274	.309	.441
Team	9-33	33	4	9	4	0	7	5	173

Detroit Tigers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Framber Valdez	5.0	4	3	2	3	4	1	97-57	4.53	97
Ty Madden	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	30-16	2.88	30
Drew Sommers	1.1	2	2	2	0	2	1	22-18	5.27	22
Brenan Hanifee	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-8	3.72	15
Team	9.0	6	5	4	5	8	2	164-99		164

Season series

Series tied 2-2

Jul 26, 2026KC 5, DET 4

Jul 25, 2026KC 3, DET 2

Jul 24, 2026KC 1, DET 2

Jul 23, 2026KC 3, DET 4

Team pages

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Detroit Tigers
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers?

Kansas City Royals won, 5-4, on Sunday, July 26, 2026.

What was the final score of Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers?

Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 4.

Who were the top performers?

Kansas City Royals: Isaac Collins (1-3, R, BB batting average). Detroit Tigers: Dillon Dingler (2-3, 2 RBI, BB batting average).

Where is Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers played?

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan.

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