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Tigers at Royals

MLB · Sunday, Aug 23 · 1:10 PM CT · Kauffman Stadium · Final DET 7 – KC 11

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
DET1000411007100
KC0500400211121
Team box
DET·KC
10
hits
12
1
home runs
2
5
walks
4
7
strikeouts
8
161
pitches thrown
166
0
errors
1
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Nick LoftinKC3-4214
Kevin McGonigleDET2-4113
John RaveKC2-3312
Kyle IsbelKC2-4203
Hao-Yu LeeDET2-5201
Salvador PerezKC2-4201
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Jacob WaguespackDET1.11211
Andrew Sears (L)DET4.06513
Daniel Lynch IVKC4.14212
John Schreiber (W)KC0.20001

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
KC +4
DET +4
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largest lead: KC 4 · DET 1lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DET 53%, KC 47% · Updated Aug 23

Expected margin
DET by 0.8
Expected score
DET 4.5 – 3.7 KC
Expected total
8.2
TigersThe matchupRoyals
−112Our fair odds+112
4.5Expected runs3.7
+0.06Power rating−0.13
4.5Runs / game4.2
3.9Allowed / game4.9
8.1Hits / game8.2
1.19Home runs / game1.02
3.6Walks drawn / game3.1
61−68Season record57−74
2−8Last 108−2

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DET chance · KC chance
Our model fair52.8%47.2%
Kalshi53.7%50.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 1:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
DETDetroit Tigers−11253%−11653.7%———
KCKansas City Royals+11247%−10350.7%———
SpreadDET by 0.8
DETDetroit Tigers−0.8our margin————
KCKansas City Royals+0.8our 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 0.8 expected
Detroit Tigers by 13 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 12 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 11 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 10 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 9 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 8 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 7 runs: 3%Detroit Tigers by 6 runs: 4%Detroit Tigers by 5 runs: 5%Detroit Tigers by 4 runs: 7%Detroit Tigers by 3 runs: 8%Detroit Tigers by 2 runs: 11%Detroit Tigers by 1 run: 12%Kansas City Royals by 1 run: 18%Kansas City Royals by 2 runs: 9%Kansas City Royals by 3 runs: 6%Kansas City Royals by 4 runs: 4%Kansas City Royals by 5 runs: 3%Kansas City Royals by 6 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 7 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 8 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 9 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 10 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 11 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 12 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 13 runs: <1%
← DET wins byKC wins by →
Detroit Tigers wins by 2 or more43%
Detroit Tigers wins by 3 or more32%
Kansas City Royals wins by 2 or more28%
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
DETJacob Waguespack RP · last 1 start: 4.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 4 Kstarted
KCDaniel Lynch IV RP · last 3 starts: 8.0 IP, 7.88 ERA, 6 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DET·KC
Aug 22 at KC
last game
Aug 22 vs DET
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
7
6th straight road game
home / road
7th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 129+ games
DET·KC
+0.06
rating (0 = average)
−0.13
4.5
runs / game
4.2
3.9
runs allowed / game
4.9
61−68
season record
57−74
32−31
home record
35−30
29−37
away record
22−44
L4
streak
W7
2−8
last 10
8−2
8.1
hits / game
8.2
1.19
home runs / game
1.02
3.6
walks drawn / game
3.1
8.5
batter strikeouts / game
7.8
8.2
pitcher strikeouts / game
7.3
0.45
errors / game
0.43

Rating Trend

DET · KC · 148 days
Detroit TigersKansas City Royals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · KC 6−4
Aug 22at KCKC 3 − 1
Aug 21at KCKC 5 − 2
Jul 26at DETKC 5 − 4
Jul 25at DETKC 3 − 2
Jul 24at DETDET 2 − 1
Jul 23at DETDET 4 − 3
May 10at KCDET 6 − 3
May 9at KCKC 5 − 1
May 8at KCKC 4 − 3
Apr 16at DETDET 10 − 9

DET · Last 10

2−8 · streak L4
Aug 22at KC1 − 3L
Aug 21at KC2 − 5L
Aug 19at PIT3 − 4L
Aug 18at PIT1 − 4L
Aug 17at PIT8 − 5W
Aug 16vs CHW5 − 7L
Aug 15vs CHW3 − 4L
Aug 14vs CHW5 − 9L
Aug 13vs CLE3 − 0W
Aug 12vs CLE4 − 6L

KC · Last 10

8−2 · streak W7
Aug 22vs DET3 − 1W
Aug 21vs DET5 − 2W
Aug 20vs ATH6 − 2W
Aug 19vs ATH9 − 7W
Aug 18vs ATH4 − 3W
Aug 17vs ATH9 − 5W
Aug 16at LAA3 − 0W
Aug 15at LAA0 − 1L
Aug 14at LAA7 − 6W
Aug 12at LAD2 − 4L