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Royals at Tigers

MLB · Thursday, Jul 23 · 5:40 PM CT · Comerica Park · Final KC 3 – DET 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
KC000002010391
DET000000314100
Team box
KC·DET
9
hits
10
1
home runs
1
5
walks
2
7
strikeouts
6
142
pitches thrown
151
1
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
James OutmanDET1-3113
Isaac CollinsKC1-3112
Dillon DinglerDET2-3101
Josh RojasKC2-4001
Zach McKinstryDET2-3000
Vinnie PasquantinoKC2-4000
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Randy DobnakKC5.04013
Steven Cruz (L)KC1.02101
Troy MeltonDET5.05245
Drew Anderson (W)DET1.02101
Kyle Finnegan (S)DET0.20000

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
DET +3
KC +3
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largest lead: DET 1 · KC 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was KC 45%, DET 55% · Updated Jul 23

Expected margin
DET by 1.0
Expected score
DET 4.6 – 3.6 KC
Expected total
8.2
RoyalsThe matchupTigers
+124Our fair odds−124
3.6Expected runs4.6
−0.13Power rating+0.03
4.3Runs / game4.2
5.2Allowed / game4.0
8.3Hits / game7.8
1.01Home runs / game1.23
3.1Walks drawn / game3.5
43−60Season record48−54
5−5Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
KC chance · DET chance
Our model fair44.6%55.4%
Kalshi34.5%69.5%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 5:40 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
KCKansas City Royals+12445%+18934.5%———
DETDetroit Tigers−12455%−22869.5%———
SpreadDET by 1.0
KCKansas City Royals+1our margin————
DETDetroit Tigers−1our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.2
Over8.2our total————
Under8.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Detroit Tigers by 1.0 expected
Kansas City Royals by 14 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 13 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 12 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 11 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 10 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 9 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 8 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 7 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 6 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 5 runs: 3%Kansas City Royals by 4 runs: 4%Kansas City Royals by 3 runs: 6%Kansas City Royals by 2 runs: 9%Kansas City Royals by 1 run: 17%Detroit Tigers by 1 run: 12%Detroit Tigers by 2 runs: 11%Detroit Tigers by 3 runs: 8%Detroit Tigers by 4 runs: 7%Detroit Tigers by 5 runs: 5%Detroit Tigers by 6 runs: 4%Detroit Tigers by 7 runs: 3%Detroit Tigers by 8 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 9 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 10 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 11 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 12 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 13 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 14 runs: <1%
← KC wins byDET wins by →
Detroit Tigers wins by 2 or more45%
Detroit Tigers wins by 3 or more34%
Kansas City Royals wins by 2 or more26%
Decided by one run29%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.2 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 8%4 runs: 6%5 runs: 12%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 7%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 4%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 2%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.563%
Total over 8.543%
Total over 10.526%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
KCRandy Dobnak SP · last 3 starts: 16.1 IP, 4.41 ERA, 6 Kstarted
DETTroy Melton SP · last 3 starts: 17.1 IP, 0.52 ERA, 25 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
KC·DET
Jul 22 vs SF
last game
Jul 22 at CHC
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 102+ games
KC·DET
−0.13
rating (0 = average)
+0.03
4.3
runs / game
4.2
5.2
runs allowed / game
4.0
43−60
season record
48−54
26−27
home record
27−23
17−33
away record
21−31
W3
streak
W1
5−5
last 10
6−4
8.3
hits / game
7.8
1.01
home runs / game
1.23
3.1
walks drawn / game
3.5
8.0
batter strikeouts / game
8.8
7.6
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.4
0.48
errors / game
0.45

Rating Trend

KC · DET · 117 days
Kansas City RoyalsDetroit Tigers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · DET 6−4
May 10at KCDET 6 − 3
May 9at KCKC 5 − 1
May 8at KCKC 4 − 3
Apr 16at DETDET 10 − 9
Apr 15at DETDET 2 − 1
Apr 14at DETDET 2 − 1
Aug 31, 2025at KCDET 5 − 0
Aug 30, 2025at KCKC 3 − 1
Aug 29, 2025at KCDET 5 − 3
Aug 24, 2025at DETKC 10 − 8

KC · Last 10

5−5 · streak W3
Jul 22vs SF5 − 4W
Jul 21vs SF3 − 2W
Jul 20vs SF4 − 3W
Jul 19vs SD2 − 19L
Jul 18vs SD6 − 1W
Jul 17vs SD7 − 6W
Jul 12at BAL2 − 8L
Jul 11at BAL1 − 6L
Jul 10at BAL3 − 5L
Jul 9at NYM3 − 7L

DET · Last 10

6−4 · streak W1
Jul 22at CHC5 − 1W
Jul 21at CHC2 − 11L
Jul 20at CHC8 − 6W
Jul 19at LAA2 − 3L
Jul 18at LAA7 − 0W
Jul 17at LAA2 − 1W
Jul 12vs PHI0 − 5L
Jul 11vs PHI2 − 4L
Jul 10vs PHI10 − 2W
Jul 9vs ATH4 − 1W