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Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals

DET 2 — 5 KC
Final — 2026-08-21
MVP: Noah Cameron 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K
Game Recap: Read the full recap →

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 5-2. Noah Cameron led the way with 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K. Noah Cameron earned the win and Troy Melton took the loss. Nate Pearson recorded the save.

123456789 RHE
DET 000000200 2
KC 00011111 5
WP Noah Cameron
LP Troy Melton
SV Nate Pearson

Scoring Plays

Bot 4: Michael Massey reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. (0-1)
Bot 5: Kyle Isbel homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. (0-2)
Bot 6: Vinnie Pasquantino homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. (0-3)
Top 7: Zach McKinstry doubles (15) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Max Clark scores. (1-3)
Top 7: Kevin McGonigle singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Zach McKinstry scores. (2-3)
Bot 7: Carter Jensen homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. (2-4)
Bot 8: Kyle Isbel doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Michael Massey scores. (2-5)

DET — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Callahan LF2000000010 .308.308.6921.000
McKinstry RF2111001000 .224.307.331.638
Lee 3B3010000000 .277.319.423.742
Valencia DH2000000010 .344.365.7381.103
Baez SS4011000010 .255.284.355.639
McGonigle 3B4020001100 .284.386.424.810
Torkelson 1B1000000300 .224.317.410.727
Malgeri RF1000000100 .250.370.433.803
Torres 2B5000000010 .266.375.393.768
(gpid=sa:703601) CF3100000100 .260.316.397.713
Dingler C5000000010 .252.316.485.801
Keith DH1011000100 .272.329.425.754

KC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Jensen C4110011100 .221.304.407.711
Collins LF3010000100 .227.328.348.676
Perez DH4010000000 .219.265.367.632
Loftin 3B3000000110 .228.322.370.692
Massey 2B4111000000 .278.310.448.758
Pasquantino 1B4221011000 .247.331.381.712
Isbel CF4121012000 .234.283.354.637
Caglianone RF4000000020 .277.329.491.820
Witt SS4020000010 .288.363.463.826

DET — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Madden 1.0211000 14-8 2.891.02
Holton 1.0211011 16-12 3.171.27
De Jesus 0.1000000 2-2 3.831.25
Melton 5.2632332 94-58 1.601.01L

KC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Cuas 1.0000200 21-11 1.501.50H
Pearson 1.0100110 21-11 2.561.20S
Cameron 5.0200320 85-50 4.021.21W
Cruz 1.1200010 20-12 4.251.21H
Schreiber 0.2122110 15-8 3.861.35H

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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