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# STARTING PITCHERS — Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals
Slate date: 2026-05-09
Generated: 2026-08-08 01:28:54 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: ~546 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 7:10 PM ET
- Venue: Kauffman Stadium (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3
- Status: Final — Detroit Tigers 1, Kansas City Royals 5 (at generation time)
- Away: Detroit Tigers [DET] — record 18-22 (.450)
    Probable starter: Burch Smith — 0-2, 3.18 ERA, 17.0 IP, 20 K / 7 BB, 1.47 WHIP (1 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-05-09 @ Kansas City Royals (L): 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 11 pitches
      Last 1 starts: 0.1 IP, 2 ER (54.00 ERA), 0 K / 0 BB, 9.00 WHIP
- Home: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 19-21 (.475)
    Probable starter: Michael Wacha — 5-8, 3.44 ERA, 144.0 IP, 112 K / 41 BB, 1.15 WHIP (23 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-06 vs Minnesota Twins (ND): 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 94 pitches
      2026-07-31 @ Colorado Rockies (L): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 99 pitches
      2026-07-25 @ Detroit Tigers (ND): 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 96 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 18.2 IP, 4 ER (1.93 ERA), 11 K / 5 BB, 1.02 WHIP

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