Kansas City Royals
August 21, 2026
Final
DET
61-67
5
KC
56-74
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | x | 5 | 10 | 0 |
W
Noah Cameron (8-8)
L
Troy Melton (7-2)
SV
Nate Pearson (3)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .266 | .768 |
| Hao-Yu Lee 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .742 |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .638 |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .810 |
| Dillon Dingler C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .252 | .801 |
| Eduardo Valencia DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .344 | 1.103 |
| Colt Keith DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .754 |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .727 |
| Ben Malgeri RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .803 |
| Brett Callahan LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .308 | 1.000 |
| Max Clark CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .260 | .713 |
| Javier Báez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 | .639 |
BATTING
2B: McKinstry (15, Schreiber); Keith (16, Cruz); Báez, J (8, Pearson).
TB: Báez, J 2; Keith 2; Lee; McGonigle 2; McKinstry 2.
RBI: McGonigle (53); McKinstry (26).
2-out RBI: McKinstry; McGonigle.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dingler 2; Callahan; Clark 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 11.
FIELDING
E: McGonigle (14, fielding).
DP: (McGonigle-Torres-Torkelson).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Melton | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.60 |
| Enmanuel De Jesus | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.17 |
| Ty Madden | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
PITCHING
ABS Challenge: Dingler (Ball-Confirmed); Jensen (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Melton 94-58; De Jesus 2-2; Holton 16-12; Madden 14-8; Cameron 85-50; Cuas 21-11; Schreiber 15-8; Cruz 20-12; Pearson 21-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Melton 6-3; De Jesus 1-0; Holton 1-0; Madden 1-1; Cameron 5-4; Cuas 0-2; Schreiber 1-0; Cruz 1-1; Pearson 1-0.
Batters faced: Melton 26; De Jesus 1; Holton 5; Madden 5; Cameron 20; Cuas 5; Schreiber 4; Cruz 6; Pearson 5.
Inherited runners-scored: De Jesus 1-0; Cruz 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Manny Gonzalez. 2B: Tom Hanahan. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 81 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 7:10 PM.
T: 2:33.
Att: 29,535.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.