Kansas City Royals
August 23, 2026
Final
DET
61-69
11
KC
58-74
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | 11 | 12 | 1 |
W
John Schreiber (1-3)
L
Andrew Sears (0-1)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .261 | .752 |
| Hao-Yu Lee 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 | .760 |
| Kevin McGonigle SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .815 |
| Eduardo Valencia C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | 1.050 |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .720 |
| Colt Keith 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .268 | .745 |
| Corey Julks DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .833 |
| Brett Callahan DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .278 | .961 |
| Ben Malgeri LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .234 | .765 |
| Max Clark CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .253 | .694 |
| Javier Báez LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .651 |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .224 | .637 |
BATTING
2B: McGonigle (23, Lynch IV); Báez, J (9, Black); Lee (12, Cuas).
HR: McGonigle (14, 5th inning off Black, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Báez, J 2; Clark; Julks; Lee 3; McGonigle 6; McKinstry; Torres; Valencia.
RBI: Clark (10); Lee (32); Malgeri (11); McGonigle 3 (56); Torres (35).
2-out RBI: Malgeri; Lee; McGonigle 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Torkelson; Torres 2; Clark 2.
GIDP: Báez, J.
Team RISP: 2-for-13.
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING
SB: Malgeri (1, 3rd base off Schreiber/Maile); Clark (1, 2nd base off Schreiber/Maile).
FIELDING
Outfield assists: McKinstry (Collins at 2nd base).
Pickoffs: Valencia (Witt Jr. at 3rd base).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Waguespack | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.48 |
| Ty Madden | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.46 |
| Andrew Sears | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
PITCHING
WP: Madden.
HBP: Callahan (by Thomas); Tolbert (by Madden).
ABS Challenge: Collins (Strike-Confirmed); Valencia 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed); McGonigle (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Jensen (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Waguespack 30-14; Madden 33-20; Sears, A 74-45; Finnegan 24-13; Lynch IV 59-38; Black 25-16; Thomas 9-7; Schreiber 14-9; Cuas 26-14; Pearson 16-10; Cruz 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Waguespack 2-0; Madden 1-0; Sears, A 2-3; Finnegan 1-1; Lynch IV 3-5; Black 1-1; Thomas 2-0; Schreiber 1-0; Cuas 0-0; Pearson 0-2; Cruz 0-0.
Batters faced: Waguespack 6; Madden 9; Sears, A 18; Finnegan 6; Lynch IV 17; Black 6; Thomas 3; Schreiber 2; Cuas 7; Pearson 4; Cruz 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Madden 2-2; Finnegan 1-1; Black 1-1; Thomas 1-1; Schreiber 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hanahan. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Manny Gonzalez.
Weather: 79 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 1:11 PM.
T: 2:53.
Att: 21,269.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.