Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Final — August 21, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout 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 Tigers visited the Royals on Friday, August 21 at 8:11 PM ET.
The total closed at 8, down from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Tigers -105, Royals -111) prices the Tigers at 49% and the Royals at 51%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 5
Kansas City Royals won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (Kansas City Royals +1.5): Kansas City Royals covered.
- Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 8: Under.
- Kansas City Royals closed at -111 on the moneyline (a 51% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Tigers -1.5 (+139)
Tigers -1.5 (+155)
Royals +104 47%
Royals -111 51%
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 49 times since 2023: the Tigers won 31 and the Royals 18.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | Royals 5, Tigers 4 Royals won | ||
| 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 |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Detroit Tigers
- Detroit Tigers team stats
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- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Detroit Tigers 4 (Sep 26)
- Washington Nationals 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 23)
Kansas City Royals
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