Match Summary

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 8:7. The match was played in MLB 2020. League standings: Kansas City Royals #11, Detroit Tigers #14.

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Head to Head Results

Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers have met 276 times — Kansas City Royals won 128, Detroit Tigers won 148, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Detroit Tigers leads the head-to-head with 148 victories from 276 meetings. A combined 2399 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 8.69 per match (1213 for the home side, 1186 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 252 matches (91%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 266 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Detroit Tigers are currently unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 15–7 in 2015.

128

Kansas City Royals

Drawn

148

Detroit Tigers

Goals: 1213Goals: 1186

Recent Meetings (276)

16 Apr 2026Detroit Tigers10 – 9Kansas City RoyalsMLB

15 Apr 2026Detroit Tigers2 – 1Kansas City RoyalsMLB

14 Apr 2026Detroit Tigers2 – 1Kansas City RoyalsMLB

31 Aug 2025Kansas City Royals0 – 5Detroit TigersMLB

30 Aug 2025Kansas City Royals3 – 1Detroit TigersMLB

30 Aug 2025Kansas City Royals3 – 5Detroit TigersMLB

24 Aug 2025Detroit Tigers8 – 10Kansas City RoyalsMLB

23 Aug 2025Detroit Tigers4 – 2Kansas City RoyalsMLB

22 Aug 2025Detroit Tigers7 – 5Kansas City RoyalsMLB

1 Jun 2025Kansas City Royals0 – 1Detroit TigersMLB

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Standings

Kansas City Royals sit #11 and Detroit Tigers are #14 in the MLB table heading into this match.

American League

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Tampa Bay Rays	60	40	20	289:229
2Minnesota Twins	60	36	24	269:215
3Oakland Athletics	60	36	24	274:232
4Chicago White Sox	60	35	25	306:246
5Cleveland Indians	60	35	25	248:209
6New York Yankees	60	33	27	315:270
7Toronto Blue Jays	60	32	28	302:312
8Houston Astros	60	29	31	279:275
9Seattle Mariners	60	27	33	254:303
10Los Angeles Angels	60	26	34	294:321
11Kansas City Royals	60	26	34	248:272
12Baltimore Orioles	60	25	35	274:294
13Boston Red Sox	60	24	36	292:351
14Detroit Tigers	58	23	35	249:318
15Texas Rangers	60	22	38	224:312

National League

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Los Angeles Dodgers	60	43	17	349:213
2San Diego Padres	60	37	23	325:241
3Atlanta Braves	60	35	25	348:288
4Chicago Cubs	60	34	26	265:240
5Miami Marlins	60	31	29	263:304
6Cincinnati Reds	60	31	29	243:243
7St.Louis Cardinals	58	30	28	240:229
8Milwaukee Brewers	60	29	31	247:264
9San Francisco Giants	60	29	31	299:297
10Philadelphia Phillies	60	28	32	306:311
11Washington Nationals	60	26	34	293:301
12Colorado Rockies	60	26	34	275:353
13New York Mets	60	26	34	286:308
14Arizona Diamondbacks	60	25	35	269:295
15Pittsburgh Pirates	60	19	41	219:298

AL East

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Tampa Bay Rays	60	40	20	289:229
2New York Yankees	60	33	27	315:270
3Toronto Blue Jays	60	32	28	302:312
4Baltimore Orioles	60	25	35	274:294
5Boston Red Sox	60	24	36	292:351

AL Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Minnesota Twins	60	36	24	269:215
2Chicago White Sox	60	35	25	306:246
3Cleveland Indians	60	35	25	248:209
4Kansas City Royals	60	26	34	248:272
5Detroit Tigers	58	23	35	249:318

AL West

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Oakland Athletics	60	36	24	274:232
2Houston Astros	60	29	31	279:275
3Seattle Mariners	60	27	33	254:303
4Los Angeles Angels	60	26	34	294:321
5Texas Rangers	60	22	38	224:312

NL East

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Atlanta Braves	60	35	25	348:288
2Miami Marlins	60	31	29	263:304
3Philadelphia Phillies	60	28	32	306:311
4Washington Nationals	60	26	34	293:301
5New York Mets	60	26	34	286:308

NL Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Chicago Cubs	60	34	26	265:240
2Cincinnati Reds	60	31	29	243:243
3St.Louis Cardinals	58	30	28	240:229
4Milwaukee Brewers	60	29	31	247:264
5Pittsburgh Pirates	60	19	41	219:298

NL West

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Los Angeles Dodgers	60	43	17	349:213
2San Diego Padres	60	37	23	325:241
3San Francisco Giants	60	29	31	299:297
4Colorado Rockies	60	26	34	275:353
5Arizona Diamondbacks	60	25	35	269:295

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026