MLB Recap · August 23, 2026

Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

DET7
Final
KC11

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
DET1000411007100
KC05004002-11121

The Story

AI recap unavailable for archived games. The final score, win-probability story, biggest plays, and top performers are all shown below.

Win Probability

755025DET bats firstFinalKC win %DET win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 51% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Kevin McGonigle Home Run
Top 5th · off Mason Black
+21.6%
Nick Loftin Home Run
Bot 2nd · off Ty Madden
+16.9%
John Rave Home Run
Bot 5th · off Andrew Sears
+15.5%
Bot 5th · off Andrew Sears
+14.1%
Ben Malgeri Walk
Top 7th · off Jose Cuas
+13.0%

Top Batters by WPA

Kevin McGonigle+23.0%+3.0 RE24
Nick Loftin+22.8%+3.9 RE24
John Rave+18.4%+2.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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