MLB

Detroit 1, at Kansas City 3

Saturday, August 22, 2026 · Final

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Detroit Tigers

76-86 · L1 · #16 (1295 ELO -3)

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 30

Kansas City Royals

69-93 · W1 · #26 (1255 ELO +3)

0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 50

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

Attendance: 23,156

Umpires: Manny Gonzalez [HP], Tom Hanahan [1B], Ron Kulpa [2B], Scott Barry [3B]

Royals beat Tigers 3‑1 behind Wacha’s seven strong innings

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel homered, and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium. Wacha struck out six and allowed one earned run while improving to 7-8. Craig Kimbrel struck out two in a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season. Drew Anderson took the loss for Detroit, allowing three runs on five hits over five innings. The Royals took the lead in the third inning when Isbel led off with a solo home run to right… Read more...

Top Statlines

Michael Wacha KCR 7.0ip 3h 1er 6k
Craig Kimbrel KCR 1.0ip 0h 0er 2k
Drew Anderson DET 5.0ip 5h 3er 4k

Forecasting

ELO Probability DET 54.0%

Spread DET -1.5

Projected Score KCR 5 DET 3

Over/Under 8.5 (Under)