Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels

MLB

Royals

50-74

0-1

Final

Angels

49-75

Angel Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LAA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1

Who won: Angels 1-0

The Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Angel Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. Nolan Schanuel went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Angels.

Recap · Aug 15

Detmers works 8 innings, Schanuel has RBI single in 8th Angels' 1-0 win over Royals

Reid Detmers pitched eight innings, Nolan Schanuel had an RBI single in the eighth and the Los Angeles Angels outlasted the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 21-44 on the road; Angels 29-35 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 26

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Preview · Sep 26

Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2

Recap · Sep 26

Detmers throws 6 shutout innings as the Angels beat the Mariners 7-5

Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Angels5th in AL West

Ben Joyce RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
George Klassen SP
Back, Inflammation, left
15-Day-IL
Kyren Paris 2B
Finger, Fracture, right
10-Day-IL
Nolan Schanuel 1B
Side, Strain, right
10-Day-IL
Samy Natera Jr. RP
Forearm, Inflammation, left
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Randy Dobnak SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 3.51 ERA, 49 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Loftin3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Jac Caglianone1B
4Salvador PerezDH
5Isaac CollinsLF
6Michael Massey2B
7Starling MarteRF
8Luke MaileC
9Tyler TolbertRF

Angels5th in AL West

Reid Detmers SP

Probable starter · 7-8, 3.36 ERA, 211 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1Wade MecklerLF
2Mike TroutCF
3Nolan Schanuel1B
4Zach NetoSS
5Moises BallesterosDH
6Josh LoweRF
7Denzer Guzman3B
8Adam Frazier2B
9Tyler HeinemanC

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 7, Angels 6 (Aug 14)

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Game info

Venue: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California · Attendance 30,002
Officials: Quinn Wolcott (Home Plate Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (First Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Second Base Umpire), Dexter Kelley (Third Base Umpire)