Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Live Coverage, Stats, and Updates - August 21, 2026 Gametracker - CBS Sports

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PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Justin Verlander	Hip	04-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 26
Zach McKinstry	Hip	04-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 26
Parker Meadows	Arm	06-08-2026Expected to be out until at least Jun 9
Reese Olson	Shoulder	02-20-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 21
Jackson Jobe	Elbow	08-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 15
Trey Sweeney	Shoulder	05-23-2026Expected to be out until at least May 24
Beau Brieske	Groin	05-25-2026Expected to be out until at least May 26
Troy Melton	Elbow	05-25-2026Expected to be out until at least May 26
Bailey Horn	Elbow	04-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 24

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carlos Estevez	Foot	04-27-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 28
Stephen Kolek	Oblique	04-27-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 28
James McArthur	Elbow	04-30-2026Expected to be out until at least May 1
Alec Marsh	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Isaac Collins	Knee	04-17-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 18
Bailey Falter	Elbow	04-19-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 20

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tigers DET-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Royals KC-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
K. McGonigle SS	19	68	14	21	8	1	13	10	.309	.420	.500	.920	6	2	1	0	66
D. Dingler C	16	53	9	15	14	4	3	10	.283	.367	.566	.933	3	0	0	0	55
R. Greene CF	19	70	13	18	12	1	10	19	.257	.350	.386	.736	6	0	1	1	53
G. Torres 2B	18	68	12	17	5	1	13	14	.250	.366	.324	.690	2	0	0	0	45
C. Keith 3B	18	60	10	19	5	0	3	15	.317	.349	.433	.782	7	0	0	0	36
J. Baez SS	14	47	6	13	5	1	2	11	.277	.314	.426	.740	4	0	1	0	30
K. Carpenter RF	17	52	4	10	10	3	7	23	.192	.290	.385	.675	1	0	0	0	30
S. Torkelson 1B	18	55	5	12	6	0	13	19	.218	.377	.273	.650	3	0	0	1	29
P. Meadows CF	12	36	3	9	2	0	2	10	.250	.308	.333	.641	1	1	3	0	21
Z. McKinstry 3B	14	43	2	9	5	1	3	10	.209	.261	.326	.587	2	0	0	0	19
M. Vierling RF	13	26	2	6	4	1	1	6	.231	.250	.385	.635	1	0	1	0	16
W. Perez SS	5	15	1	1	1	1	1	1	.067	.125	.267	.392	0	0	0	0	6
J. Rogers C	5	14	2	1	2	0	0	6	.071	.125	.143	.268	1	0	0	0	4
J. Jones 2B	8	13	1	1	1	0	0	5	.077	.077	.077	.154	0	0	0	0	0
Total	19	620	84	152	80	14	71	159	.245	.329	.382	.711	37	3	7	2	410

HITTING	G
K. McGonigle SS	19
D. Dingler C	16
R. Greene CF	19
G. Torres 2B	18
C. Keith 3B	18
J. Baez SS	14
K. Carpenter RF	17
S. Torkelson 1B	18
P. Meadows CF	12
Z. McKinstry 3B	14
M. Vierling RF	13
W. Perez SS	5
J. Rogers C	5
J. Jones 2B	8
Total	19

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Skubal SP	4	4	2-2	0	0	24.1	2.22	19	7	6	1	4	23	.213	0.95	67
F. Valdez SP	4	4	1-1	0	0	24.0	3.75	23	11	10	0	7	13	.240	1.25	48
K. Montero SP	3	3	1-1	0	0	16.1	3.31	12	7	6	0	2	15	.200	0.86	41
K. Jansen RP	6	0	0-0	4	5	4.2	1.93	3	1	1	1	1	7	.176	0.86	40
C. Mize SP	3	3	1-1	0	0	16.0	3.94	17	7	7	2	6	18	.270	1.44	32
J. Flaherty SP	4	4	0-1	0	0	20.0	4.05	14	10	9	1	14	21	.200	1.40	28
C. Seabold RP	5	0	1-0	0	0	8.2	2.08	7	2	2	2	3	9	.226	1.15	25
K. Finnegan RP	8	0	1-0	0	0	8.0	0.00	4	0	0	0	7	3	.160	1.38	21
B. Hurter P	6	0	1-0	0	0	6.0	3.00	5	2	2	1	3	4	.227	1.33	17
D. Anderson RP	6	0	0-0	1	1	10.0	7.20	9	8	8	2	7	9	.237	1.60	16
E. De Jesus RP	5	0	1-0	0	0	6.2	5.40	9	5	4	0	4	8	.310	1.95	14
T. Holton RP	8	0	0-0	0	1	7.1	1.23	5	1	1	1	4	5	.192	1.23	13
W. Vest RP	8	0	1-2	0	0	6.2	6.75	6	5	5	0	3	9	.231	1.35	7
J. Verlander SP	1	1	0-1	0	0	3.2	12.27	6	5	5	1	2	1	.353	2.18	-6
Total	19	19	10-9	5	7	162.1	3.66	139	71	66	12	67	145	.228	1.27	363

PITCHING	GP
T. Skubal SP	4
F. Valdez SP	4
K. Montero SP	3
K. Jansen RP	6
C. Mize SP	3
J. Flaherty SP	4
C. Seabold RP	5
K. Finnegan RP	8
B. Hurter P	6
D. Anderson RP	6
E. De Jesus RP	5
T. Holton RP	8
W. Vest RP	8
J. Verlander SP	1
Total	19

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
B. Witt SS	19	72	4	20	8	0	10	16	.278	.361	.347	.708	5	0	8	1	54
M. Garcia 3B	19	75	11	20	9	2	8	13	.267	.333	.413	.746	5	0	1	1	53
K. Isbel CF	16	44	6	13	6	2	4	11	.295	.367	.455	.822	1	0	4	0	39
C. Jensen C	18	54	6	12	10	4	3	18	.222	.259	.463	.722	1	0	0	0	35
J. India 2B	15	46	8	8	8	2	8	12	.174	.321	.326	.647	1	0	0	0	35
S. Perez C	19	71	5	12	6	3	4	15	.169	.221	.324	.545	2	0	0	0	31
V. Pasquantino 1B	19	71	5	11	8	1	8	18	.155	.244	.239	.483	1	1	0	0	30
J. Caglianone 1B	17	55	5	15	1	0	5	17	.273	.355	.382	.737	4	1	0	1	24
I. Collins LF	16	42	7	9	4	1	6	15	.214	.327	.310	.637	1	0	0	1	22
L. Thomas RF	15	31	3	6	1	0	7	8	.194	.342	.226	.568	1	0	2	0	18
N. Loftin 1B	4	9	3	2	0	0	2	1	.222	.364	.333	.697	1	0	0	0	7
M. Massey 2B	8	14	1	3	0	0	1	5	.214	.267	.286	.553	1	0	0	0	3
S. Marte RF	6	19	1	4	0	0	0	7	.211	.211	.316	.527	2	0	0	0	3
T. Tolbert SS	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	1	0
Total	19	607	65	135	61	15	66	157	.222	.304	.346	.650	26	2	16	5	354

HITTING	G
B. Witt SS	19
M. Garcia 3B	19
K. Isbel CF	16
C. Jensen C	18
J. India 2B	15
S. Perez C	19
V. Pasquantino 1B	19
J. Caglianone 1B	17
I. Collins LF	16
L. Thomas RF	15
N. Loftin 1B	4
M. Massey 2B	8
S. Marte RF	6
T. Tolbert SS	7
Total	19

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha SP	3	3	2-0	0	0	21.0	0.43	10	1	1	1	5	17	.147	0.71	77
S. Lugo SP	4	4	1-1	0	0	24.1	1.48	18	5	4	0	6	21	.212	0.99	66
K. Bubic SP	4	4	2-1	0	0	22.2	3.97	14	10	10	2	10	26	.177	1.06	62
L. Erceg RP	8	0	0-1	5	6	7.1	6.14	8	5	5	0	3	5	.296	1.50	38
N. Cameron P	3	3	1-0	0	0	16.0	3.94	16	7	7	2	4	14	.254	1.25	35
D. Lynch SP	7	0	0-0	0	0	7.2	1.17	2	3	1	0	3	10	.077	0.65	21
C. Ragans RP	4	4	0-3	0	0	16.2	3.78	13	8	7	3	10	16	.228	1.38	19
E. Morgan RP	3	0	0-1	1	1	6.0	1.50	4	1	1	1	3	7	.174	1.17	15
N. Mears RP	8	0	1-1	0	2	7.2	3.52	6	3	3	0	4	6	.231	1.30	15
A. Lange RP	6	0	0-0	0	0	7.2	3.52	7	3	3	0	5	12	.241	1.57	13
M. Strahm RP	7	0	0-0	0	0	6.2	4.05	5	3	3	1	3	6	.200	1.20	11
T. Tolbert SS	1	0	0-0	0	0	0.2	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	1.50	0
S. Cruz RP	5	0	0-0	0	0	5.0	14.40	7	8	8	4	4	7	.318	2.20	0
J. Schreiber RP	8	0	0-2	1	1	6.1	7.11	7	5	5	2	6	4	.304	2.05	-1
B. Falter SP	2	0	0-0	0	0	3.1	13.50	8	5	5	1	2	4	.444	3.00	-3
L. Avila SP	2	1	0-1	0	0	6.0	9.00	14	6	6	1	4	6	.483	3.00	-8
C. Estevez RP	1	0	0-1	0	1	0.1	162.00	4	6	6	1	2	0	.800	18.00	-16
Total	19	19	7-12	7	11	165.1	4.08	144	79	75	19	74	161	.237	1.32	344

PITCHING	GP
M. Wacha SP	3
S. Lugo SP	4
K. Bubic SP	4
L. Erceg RP	8
N. Cameron P	3
D. Lynch SP	7
C. Ragans RP	4
E. Morgan RP	3
N. Mears RP	8
A. Lange RP	6
M. Strahm RP	7
T. Tolbert SS	1
S. Cruz RP	5
J. Schreiber RP	8
B. Falter SP	2
L. Avila SP	2
C. Estevez RP	1
Total	19

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