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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals Slate date: 2026-08-21 Generated: 2026-08-04 07:30:14 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 8:10 PM ET - Venue: Kauffman Stadium (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3 - Away: Detroit Tigers [DET] — record 54-58 (.482) Probable starter: TBD - Home: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 46-67 (.407) Probable starter: TBD ## RECENT FORM — Detroit Tigers [DET] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 32 (10.7/gm), allowed 7 (2.3/gm), combined 39 (13.0/gm) ### 2026-08-02 — W 11-0 @ Athletics Innings: DET 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 | ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: DET 11/12/0 — ATH 0/7/0 Decisions: W: Keider Montero | L: Gage Jump Conditions: Weather: 95 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 3 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 1:05 PM. | T: 3:13. | Att: 8,237. DET batting: 11 R, 12 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 9 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 22 LOB Gleyber Torres (2B): 1-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB | avg .269 Dillon Dingler (DH): 2-5, 2 R, 3 K, 1 HBP | avg .270 Kevin McGonigle (SS): 0-4, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .287 Eduardo Valencia (C): 2-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 K | avg .452 Spencer Torkelson (1B): 2-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI | avg .220 Hao-Yu Lee (3B): 1-5, 1 RBI | avg .267 Max Clark (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .500 Ben Malgeri (LF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .268 Colt Keith (PH): 0-1 | avg .266 James Outman (LF): 1-1, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .168 Zach McKinstry (RF): 2-5, 1 R | avg .211 DET pitching: Keider Montero: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 86 pitches | season ERA 3.17 Tyler Holton: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.06 Drew Anderson: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 4.24 Enmanuel De Jesus: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.63 ATH batting: 0 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB Donovan Walton (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .288 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .242 Jonah Heim (C): 1-3, 1 BB | avg .232 Tommy White (3B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .283 Lawrence Butler (RF): 1-3 | avg .211 Jonathan Ornelas (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .200 Carlos Cortes (P): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .262 Brian Serven (PH): 1-1 | avg .250 Alika Williams (SS): 1-4, 1 K | avg .265 Jeff McNeil (1B): 2-4 | avg .251 Henry Bolte (CF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .253 ATH pitching: Gage Jump: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 5 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 4.59 Elvis Alvarado: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 4.72 Hogan Harris: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 3.31 Hayden Juenger: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.72 Ben Bowden: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 40 pitches | season ERA 36.00 Carlos Cortes: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 10.29 ### 2026-08-01 — W 8-6 @ Athletics Innings: DET 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 | ATH 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 R/H/E: DET 8/15/0 — ATH 6/15/0 Decisions: W: Framber Valdez | L: Jack Perkins | SV: Kenley Jansen Conditions: Weather: 98 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 6 mph, Out To RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 3:09. | Att: 10,426. DET batting: 8 R, 15 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB Kevin McGonigle (3B): 3-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .290 Gleyber Torres (2B): 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .266 Dillon Dingler (C): 1-5, 1 K | avg .268 Riley Greene (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .274 Colt Keith (DH): 2-3, 1 RBI | avg .267 Eduardo Valencia (DH): 2-2 | avg .462 Spencer Torkelson (1B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .218 Max Clark (CF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .556 Javier Báez (SS): 0-5, 2 K | avg .289 Zach McKinstry (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .207 DET pitching: Framber Valdez: 7.0 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.41 Kyle Finnegan: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 3.50 Jacob Waguespack: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 1.74 Kenley Jansen: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 3.94 ATH batting: 6 R, 15 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 25 LOB Jacob Wilson (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .274 Jonah Heim (1B): 0-5, 1 K | avg .230 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .242 Tommy White (3B): 3-4, 1 R | avg .304 Carlos Cortes (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .264 Lawrence Butler (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .209 Alika Williams (SS): 1-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .266 Jeff McNeil (2B): 1-2, 1 RBI | avg .248 Henry Bolte (CF): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .257 Brian Serven (C): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .182 Jonathan Ornelas (2B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .250 Donovan Walton (SS): 1-1 | avg .298 ATH pitching: Jack Perkins: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 6.72 José Suarez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 4.68 Scott Blewett: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 38 pitches | season ERA 1.69 Luis Medina: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.91 ### 2026-07-31 — W 13-1 @ Athletics Innings: DET 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 4 | ATH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: DET 13/14/0 — ATH 1/3/1 Decisions: W: Ty Madden | L: Jeffrey Springs Conditions: Weather: 95 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 6 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:41. | Att: 8,926. DET batting: 13 R, 14 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 7 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 21 LOB Kevin McGonigle (3B): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .285 Gleyber Torres (DH): 0-5, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .263 Dillon Dingler (C): 2-6, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K | avg .269 Riley Greene (LF): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .277 Hao-Yu Lee (2B): 0-2, 1 K | avg .269 Colt Keith (3B): 0-1, 1 K | avg .263 Eduardo Valencia (PH): 1-1, 1 2B | avg .417 Zach McKinstry (2B): 0-1, 1 R | avg .206 Spencer Torkelson (1B): 3-4, 3 R, 1 BB | avg .216 Max Clark (CF): 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .750 Javier Báez (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI | avg .304 Ben Malgeri (RF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .282 DET pitching: Tyler Holton: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.10 Ty Madden: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 56 pitches | season ERA 2.40 Drew Sommers: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 4.32 Enmanuel De Jesus: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 3.74 ATH batting: 1 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Nick Kurtz (1B): 0-2, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .256 Brian Serven (C): 0-1 | avg .250 Jacob Wilson (DH): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .276 Jonah Heim (1B): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .236 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 0-4 | avg .240 Tommy White (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .269 Lawrence Butler (RF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .206 Henry Bolte (CF): 1-2, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .248 Jeff McNeil (2B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .246 Alika Williams (SS): 0-1 | avg .262 Donovan Walton (SS): 0-1 | avg .292 Jonathan Ornelas (SS): 0-1 | avg .000 ATH pitching: Jeffrey Springs: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 86 pitches | season ERA 6.17 Hayden Juenger: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 4.15 Brady Basso: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 5.79 Luis Morales: 2.0 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 47 pitches | season ERA 13.50 ## RECENT FORM — Kansas City Royals [KC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 0-3 in last 3 | scored 8 (2.7/gm), allowed 23 (7.7/gm), combined 31 (10.3/gm) ### 2026-08-02 — L 1-8 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | COL 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 x R/H/E: KC 1/5/0 — COL 8/9/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Freeland | L: Seth Lugo Conditions: Weather: 99 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 11 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 1:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 32,226. KC batting: 1 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .232 Nick Loftin (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Jac Caglianone (RF): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .251 Salvador Perez (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .215 Starling Marte (LF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (CF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .313 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .325 Josh Rojas (3B): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .230 Luke Maile (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .267 KC pitching: Seth Lugo: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 4.41 Aaron Bummer: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 8.82 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.13 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.28 COL batting: 8 R, 9 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Jake McCarthy (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI | avg .289 Mickey Moniak (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .273 Cole Carrigg (CF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 SB | avg .305 TJ Rumfield (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .296 Willi Castro (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .263 Troy Johnston (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Edouard Julien (2B): 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB | avg .212 Brett Sullivan (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB | avg .236 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .193 COL pitching: Kyle Freeland: 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 115 pitches | season ERA 6.81 ### 2026-08-01 — L 6-12 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 | COL 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 3 x R/H/E: KC 6/12/0 — COL 12/16/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Feltner | L: Luinder Avila Conditions: Weather: 94 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 4 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:12 PM. | T: 2:56. | Att: 40,216. KC batting: 6 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, 16 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB | avg .235 Lane Thomas (CF): 1-2 | avg .232 Starling Marte (RF): 0-3, 1 RBI | avg .250 Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .251 Salvador Perez (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .215 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 K | avg .242 Nick Loftin (3B): 2-4, 1 2B | avg .256 Michael Massey (2B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .263 John Rave (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .321 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .342 KC pitching: Luinder Avila: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 60 pitches | season ERA 5.53 Easton McGee: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 36 pitches | season ERA 2.08 Matt Strahm: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 7.32 Alex Lange: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 34 pitches | season ERA 6.25 Lucas Erceg: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 6.37 COL batting: 12 R, 16 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 5 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 18 LOB Jake McCarthy (LF): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .291 Kyle Karros (3B): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .268 TJ Rumfield (1B): 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 K | avg .297 Hunter Goodman (C): 4-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI | avg .258 Mickey Moniak (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .278 Cole Carrigg (RF): 0-2, 3 BB | avg .292 Willi Castro (2B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .262 Tyler Freeman (RF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .251 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-2 | avg .195 Brenton Doyle (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .214 COL pitching: Ryan Feltner: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 5.75 Victor Vodnik: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 5.25 Juan Mejia: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 5.40 Jimmy Herget: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 7.06 ### 2026-07-31 — L 1-3 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | COL 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x R/H/E: KC 1/6/2 — COL 3/5/0 Decisions: W: Tomoyuki Sugano | L: Michael Wacha | SV: Jordan Romano Conditions: Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 15 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 7:40 PM. | T: 2:08 (1:00 delay). | Att: 39,317. KC batting: 1 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .235 Lane Thomas (CF): 1-3, 1 BB | avg .230 Jac Caglianone (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .251 Salvador Perez (DH): 2-4, 1 K | avg .214 Michael Massey (2B): 0-4 | avg .262 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-4, 1 3B | avg .242 John Rave (RF): 1-3 | avg .292 Josh Rojas (SS): 0-3 | avg .237 Andrew Velazquez (SS): 0-2 | avg .067 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-1, 1 K | avg .251 KC pitching: Michael Wacha: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.51 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.27 Easton McGee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 0.00 COL batting: 3 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Jake McCarthy (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .289 Mickey Moniak (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .278 Hunter Goodman (C): 0-4, 3 K | avg .251 TJ Rumfield (1B): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .293 Kyle Karros (3B): 2-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .266 Tyler Freeman (2B): 0-3 | avg .250 Troy Johnston (RF): 0-3, 1 R | avg .283 Brenton Doyle (CF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .211 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .196 COL pitching: Tomoyuki Sugano: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 4.47 Antonio Senzatela: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.61 Brennan Bernardino: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 2.58 Jordan Romano: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 5.74 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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