MLB matchup
08/21/20268:10 PMKauffman StadiumKansas City, MO87°F · Partly sunny

Tigers73 – 82vsRoyals67 – 88

Sharp side
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Sharp total
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Model forecast

Projected outcome

A projection is not available because one or both teams do not have sufficient qualifying history.
Matchup intelligence

Team grades

TeamLineupStarterOverall
Detroit TigersB-BB
Kansas City RoyalsCB-C
Sportsbook context

Game lines

A dash means that book has not supplied a usable price.

DraftKings
TeamMoneylineRun line
DET-105-1.5 (+148)
KC-103+1.5 (-179)
Total 8.0Over -117Under -103
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Last 10 games

Detroit Tigers

Overall4–6–0W–L–TRun line5–5–0W–L–PO/U5–5–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
8/19/26@ PITL 3–4W +1.5U 8.5
8/18/26@ PITL 1–4L +1.5U 8
8/17/26@ PITW 8–5W -1.5O 8.5
8/16/26vs CHWL 5–7L +1.5O 8
8/15/26vs CHWL 3–4L -1.5U 8
8/14/26vs CHWL 5–9L -1.5O 8.5
8/13/26vs CLEW 3–0W +1.5U 8
8/12/26vs CLEL 4–6L -1.5O 8
8/11/26vs CLEW 6–4W -1.5O 8.5
8/9/26@ SFW 3–1W -1.5U 7.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Kansas City Royals

Overall6–4–0W–L–TRun line7–3–0W–L–PO/U5–4–1O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
8/20/26vs ATHW 6–2W -1.5P 8
8/19/26vs ATHW 9–7W -1.5O 8.5
8/18/26vs ATHW 4–3L -1.5U 9
8/17/26vs ATHW 9–5W -1.5O 9
8/16/26@ LAAW 3–0W -1.5U 8.5
8/15/26@ LAAL 0–1W +1.5U 8
8/14/26@ LAAW 7–6L -1.5O 8.5
8/12/26@ LADL 2–4L +1.5U 9
8/11/26@ LADL 4–5W +1.5O 8
8/10/26@ LADL 5–6W +1.5O 7.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Tigers and Royals
Statistic
N/A (8.1)HitsN/A (8.3)
N/A (1.5)DoublesN/A (1.8)
N/A (1.1)Home RunsN/A (1.0)
N/A (13.3)Total BasesN/A (13.5)
N/A (3.6)WalksN/A (3.2)
N/A (8.9)StrikeoutsN/A (7.8)
N/A (0.3)Stolen BasesN/A (0.8)

Starting pitcher context

Expected starters

TigersTroy MeltonConfirmed
RoyalsNoah CameronConfirmed

Starting lineups

Detroit TigersConfirmed
  1. 1Gleyber Torres2B
  2. 2Hao-Yu Lee3B
  3. 3Kevin McGonigleSS
  4. 4Dillon DinglerC
  5. 5Eduardo ValenciaDH
  6. 6Spencer Torkelson1B
  7. 7Ben MalgeriRF
  8. 8Max ClarkCF
  9. 9Javier BaezLF
Kansas City RoyalsConfirmed
  1. 1Carter JensenC
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Jac CaglianoneRF
  4. 4Salvador PerezDH
  5. 5Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  6. 6Nick Loftin3B
  7. 7Michael Massey2B
  8. 8Isaac CollinsLF
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF


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