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MLB · July 26, 2026

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Final — July 26, 2026

Kansas City Royals

FINAL

Detroit Tigers

Sunday, July 26 · 1:41 PM ET

Last 10 games

Game by game

6-4

Last 10

6-4

-15

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 Sunday, July 26 at 1:41 PM ET.

The total closed 9, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Royals +159, Tigers -190) prices the Royals at 37% and the Tigers at 63%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Royals won by 1.

Against the closing spread (Detroit Tigers -1.5): Kansas City Royals covered.
Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 9: Push.
Kansas City Royals closed at +159 on the moneyline (a 37% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move

OpenTigers -1.5 (+105)
Royals +1.5 (-127)

CloseTigers -1.5 (+105)
Royals +1.5 (-128)

Totalno move

Open9 (o -120 / u +100)

Close9 (o -108 / u -112)

Moneyline

OpenRoyals +158 37%
Tigers -190 63%

CloseRoyals +159 37%
Tigers -190 63%

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 48 times since 2023: the Royals won 17 and the Tigers 31.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Jul 25, 2026	Royals 3, Tigers 2 Royals won
Jul 24, 2026	Royals 1, Tigers 2 Tigers won
Jul 23, 2026	Royals 3, Tigers 4 Tigers won
May 10, 2026	Tigers 6, Royals 3 Tigers won
May 9, 2026	Tigers 1, Royals 5 Royals won

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

Teams