Kansas City Royals
July 26, 2026
Final
KC
45-62
4
DET
50-56
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 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 (2-0)
L
Drew Sommers (0-1)
SV
Steven Cruz (2)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .727 |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .249 | .738 |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .624 |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .251 | .758 |
| Starling Marte DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .260 | .634 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .714 |
| Tyler Tolbert SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .779 |
| Carter Jensen C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .240 | .737 |
| Luke Maile C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .891 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .752 |
| Andrew Velazquez SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .077 | .154 |
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).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.81 |
| Matt Strahm | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.62 |
PITCHING
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.