Kansas City Royals
45 - 62 .421
F
July 26, 2026, 1:40 PM
Comerica Park
Comerica Park
2100 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48201
4
Detroit Tigers
50 - 56 .472| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
W: Nate Pearson
(W, 2-0)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB
L: Drew Sommers
(L, 0-1)(BS, 1)
1.1 IP, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
S: Steven Cruz
(S, 2)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, BB
Top Performers
Massey
b-
1-2 | HR, 2 RBI, R
Dingler
2-3 | BB, 2 RBI
Thomas, L
1-4 | HR, BB, RBI
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 |
| 2 | Nick Loftin 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .208 |
| 4 | Jac Caglianone RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 |
| 5 | Starling Marte DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| 6 | Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| 7 | Tyler Tolbert SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| a- Carter Jensen PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | |
| 8 | Luke Maile C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| b- Michael Massey PH-2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | |
| 9 | Andrew Velazquez 2B-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .246 |
a-Walked for Tolbert in the 6th.
b-Flied out for Maile in the 6th.
BATTING
2B Maile (1, Valdez, F).
HR Thomas, L (10, 1st inning off Valdez, F, 0 on, 0 out) Massey (8, 8th inning off Sommers, 1 on, 2 out).
TB Collins Loftin Maile 2 Marte, S Massey 4 Thomas, L 4.
RBI Maile (4) Massey 2 (36) Thomas, L (37).
2-out RBI Massey 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Maile 2 Tolbert Loftin.
Team RISP 0-for-6.
Team LOB 8.
FIELDING
E Velazquez, A (1, fielding).
Outfield assists Collins (McKinstry at 3rd base).
DP 2 (Velazquez, A-Massey-Perez, S Loftin-Massey-Perez, S).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 50 | 39 | 4.81 |
| Matt Strahm | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6.75 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5.26 |
| Nate Pearson(W, 2-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3.43 |
| John Schreiber(H, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3.79 |
| Steven Cruz(S, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4.62 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 173 | 105 | 68 | 4.85 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Perez, S (by Valdez, F).
ABS Challenge Keith (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Jensen (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Loftin (Strike-Confirmed) McGonigle (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Avila 89-50 Strahm 22-15 Erceg 10-8 Pearson 16-9 Schreiber 14-7 Cruz 22-16 Valdez, F 97-57 Madden 30-16 Sommers 22-18 Hanifee 15-8.
Groundouts-flyouts Avila 5-4 Strahm 1-1 Erceg 2-0 Pearson 1-0 Schreiber 1-1 Cruz 0-1 Valdez, F 9-0 Madden 1-2 Sommers 1-0 Hanifee 2-0.
Batters faced Avila 21 Strahm 4 Erceg 3 Pearson 3 Schreiber 4 Cruz 5 Valdez, F 24 Madden 6 Sommers 6 Hanifee 4.
Inherited runners-scored Strahm 3-3.
Umpires HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Chris Segal. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Erich Bacchus.
Weather 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, R To L.
First pitch 1:42 PM.
T 3:03.
Att 29,489.
Venue Comerica Park.
July 26, 2026