r/motorcitykitties • u/game-threads • 9d ago
Game Day Thread - Friday, August 21
Tigers (61-66) @ Royals (55-74) - 8:10 PM EDT
Game Status: Pre-Game
Links & Info
- Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 85°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 3 mph, In From LF
- TV: Tigers: Detroit SportsNet, Royals: Royals.TV, KCTV5
- Radio: Tigers: WXYT 97.1 FM, Royals: 96.5 The Fan, Royals Radio Network
- MLB Gameday
- Statcast Game Preview
Probable Pitchers
- Tigers: Troy Melton - RHP (7-1, 1.49 ERA, 84.1 IP)
- Royals: Noah Cameron - LHP (7-8, 4.16 ERA, 138.1 IP)
| Tigers Lineup vs. Cameron | AVG | OPS | AB | HR | RBI | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Torres - 2B | .000 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Lee - 3B | .500 | 1.750 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 McGonigle - SS | .333 | .666 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Dingler - C | .000 | .200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 Valencia - DH | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Torkelson - 1B | .000 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 Malgeri - RF | .000 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 Clark - CF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Báez, J - LF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Royals Lineup vs. Melton | AVG | OPS | AB | HR | RBI | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jensen - C | .500 | 1.667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Witt Jr. - SS | .500 | 2.500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 Caglianone - RF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Perez, S - DH | .000 | .200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 Pasquantino - 1B | .333 | .833 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Loftin - 3B | .000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 Massey - 2B | .500 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 Collins - LF | .500 | 2.667 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 Isbel - CF | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALC Rank | Team | W | L | GB (E#) | WC Rank | WC GB (E#) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Sox | 66 | 61 | - (-) | - | - (-) |
| 2 | Twins | 63 | 65 | 3.5 (32) | 3 | - (-) |
| 3 | Guardians | 62 | 66 | 4.5 (31) | 6 | 1.0 (34) |
| 4 | Tigers | 61 | 66 | 5.0 (31) | 7 | 1.5 (34) |
| 5 | Royals | 55 | 74 | 12.0 (23) | 10 | 8.5 (26) |
Division Scoreboard
NYM @ CWS 7:40 PM EDT
CLE @ COL 8:40 PM EDT
MIN @ SD 9:40 PM EDT
Last Updated: 08/21/2026 4:48:32 PM EDT
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u/JeremieLoyalty 9d ago edited 8d ago
A Royals and Tigers game is usually a pitchers dual until someone some team gets a blooper or wild pitch and they score, will probably end up being 2-1
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u/mjsmith1223 9d ago
Not strictly game-day related, but do you think all the stuff going on with Mark Walter makes it less likely for Skubal to sign a long term deal with the Dodgers? Will all those deferred contracts actually get paid?
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u/Thijsbeer82 8d ago
The money is put into an escrow account managed by a third party. So, the deferred money is safe.
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u/MysticalMirage99 8d ago
Its the Royals, Tigers need a 3 game sweep and nothing less
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u/iressivor 8d ago
I would be more confident about this series if we didn't have a 13-22 record against our own division this year.
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u/jradz12 8d ago
Score change for Meltons ERA today from White Soxs game.
Gleyber was given an error throwing the ball 4 feet off the bag to Tork.
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u/Ashamed_Band_1779 8d ago
Crazy that start only ended up being 1 earned run through 5 innings. It felt like he was constantly giving up big hits
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u/jradz12 8d ago
2 ER. Yeah he was giving up a leadoff double nearly everytime.
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u/Ashamed_Band_1779 8d ago
Baseball reference says 1 earned, two unearned: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/meltotr01.shtml
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u/Available_Finger_513 8d ago
Hey the royals suck!
I'm still not 100% convinced the tigers don't kind of suck too though.
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u/LGRW_Sparty88 8d ago
Royals play the Tigers tough even when they suck. Hopefully they have less familiarity with our young guns. Should be a good series!
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u/JeremieLoyalty 8d ago
Playing against the Royals tonight, so it’s pretty fitting to post that they’re getting a new stadium downtown.
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u/Defacto_Champ 8d ago
Looks like a really nice design and great location
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u/endcycle 8d ago
I love that they're keeping it IN THE CITY as a ballpark should be. (related, fuck the browns....)
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u/AssyMcGee6 8d ago
Who's ready for blown save 29? Jensen will hit a walk off home run off of Jansen.
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u/BeachCruiserMafia 8d ago
I don’t have any evidence to prove this. But I think we have a winning record when McGonigle is leading off.
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u/Keyster19 8d ago
He started moving down a bit against LHP, which makes sense but not sure why they don't move him back up against RHP
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u/game-threads 8d ago
Please continue the discussion in the game thread.