Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 1:10 PM EDT

MLB

Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

KC @ DET

KC3

DET2

Final

Moneyline

38%

62%

DET

+150-179

ML Edge

KC+12.3%

DET-12.3%

Total (O/U)

8.0

BetRivers

Over-6.0%

Under+6.0%

Venue

Park Factor

1.00

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Kansas City Royals (KC)

Pitcher:Michael Wacha(RHP)

Record:7-8

ERA:3.49

Home Starter

Team:Detroit Tigers (DET)

Pitcher:Casey Mize(RHP)

Record:5-7

ERA:3.44

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

KC ML has a 12.3% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

The Under has a 6.0% edge.

Pitching matchup: Michael Wacha (3.49 ERA) vs Casey Mize (3.44 ERA).

Player Props

Player props for this game

No player props available yet

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Box Score

Final game statistics

Kansas City Royals (KC)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	HR
Carter JensenC	4	0	2	0	1	0
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	0	0	2	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	1	1	1	0	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	1	3	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	3	1	1	1	2	1
Michael Massey2B	3	0	0	1	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew VelazquezSS	2	0	0	0	0	0
Starling MartePH	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12
Michael Wacha	7.0	6	2	2	2	3	96
Alex Lange	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	16

Detroit Tigers (DET)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Colt Keith1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Kevin McGonigleSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gleyber Torres2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kerry CarpenterDH	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Dillon DinglerDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riley GreeneLF	3	1	2	0	1	0	0
Hao-Yu Lee3B	4	1	2	2	0	1	1
Zach McKinstryRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Matt VierlingCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jake RogersC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer TorkelsonPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	SO	PC
Casey Mize	6.0	3	1	1	3	85
Jacob Waguespack	1.2	1	1	1	1	24
Tyler Holton	1.0	1	0	0	0	11
Kyle Finnegan	0.1	2	1	1	1	7

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Michael Wacha (KC)

2026 season

vs DET

ERA

1.29

21.0

W-L

2-0

WHIP

0.76

AVG

.149

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.49	1.13	7.0	2.3	.233	162.2
Home	3.04	1.01	6.8	2.1	.211	77.0
Away	3.89	1.23	7.2	2.5	.252	85.2
Last 7 Days	3.75	0.83	6.8	0.8	.205	12.0
Last 30 Days	2.89	0.97	6.1	1.5	.213	37.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.220	.281	.346	.627	350	77
vs RHB	.250	.298	.504	.802	256	49

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.236	.283	.418	.701	225	51
2nd Time	.249	.303	.493	.796	213	40
3rd Time	.209	.274	.307	.580	163	33

Casey Mize (DET)

2026 season

vs KC

ERA

1.50

6.0

W-L

0-0

WHIP

0.50

AVG

.158

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.44	1.09	8.2	2.2	.227	104.2
Home	2.98	0.98	7.7	1.8	.213	54.1
Away	3.93	1.22	8.8	2.7	.242	50.1
Last 7 Days	13.50	2.27	0.0	4.1	.333	2.2
Last 30 Days	5.63	1.29	4.9	2.6	.264	24.0

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.208	.256	.308	.564	221	53
vs RHB	.253	.298	.470	.768	166	42

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.226	.272	.381	.653	168	43
2nd Time	.240	.290	.404	.694	146	36
3rd Time	.205	.247	.315	.562	73	16

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (4 games)

Series tied 2-2

Season (13 games)

DET leads series 6-3

Weather

Not available yet

Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
BetRivers	+150	-179	1:41 PM
BetUS	+154	-175	1:41 PM
BetMGM	+150	-185	1:41 PM
Bovada	+152	-185	1:41 PM
Caesars	+158	-189	1:41 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
BetRivers	8.0	-103	-118	1:41 PM
BetUS	8.0	-105	-115	1:41 PM
BetMGM	8.0	-105	-115	1:41 PM
Bovada	8.0	-105	-115	1:41 PM
Caesars	8.0	-105	-115	1:41 PM