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MLB · July 23, 2026

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Final — July 23, 2026

Kansas City Royals

FINAL

Detroit Tigers

Thursday, July 23 · 6:41 PM ET

Last 10 games

Game by game

5-5

Last 10

6-4

-25

Net

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

Rest & travel

1 day

Days of rest

1 day

640 mi1,030 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Royals visited the Tigers on Thursday, July 23 at 6:41 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Royals +191, Tigers -233) prices the Royals at 33% and the Tigers at 67%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Detroit Tigers won by 1.

Against the closing spread (Detroit Tigers -1.5): Kansas City Royals covered.
Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
Detroit Tigers closed at -233 on the moneyline (a 67% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move

OpenTigers -1.5 (+100)
Royals +1.5 (-120)

CloseTigers -1.5 (-114)
Royals +1.5 (-106)

Totalno move

Open8.5 (o -105 / u -115)

Close8.5 (o -106 / u -113)

Moneyline

OpenRoyals +170 36%
Tigers -205 64%

CloseRoyals +191 33%
Tigers -233 67%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 45 times since 2023: the Royals won 16 and the Tigers 29.

Date	Score	Line	Total
May 10, 2026	Tigers 6, Royals 3 Tigers won
May 9, 2026	Tigers 1, Royals 5 Royals won
May 8, 2026	Tigers 3, Royals 4 Royals won
Apr 16, 2026	Royals 9, Tigers 10 Tigers won
Apr 15, 2026	Royals 1, Tigers 2 Tigers won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams