Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals
Tigers Hitting
a-grounded to second for Ibáñez in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BGreene (28, Estévez)
- RBITorres (62)
- 2Out RBITorres.
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-10 (Torres 1-1, Ibáñez 0-2, McKinstry 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Dingler 0-1, Sweeney 0-1, Keith 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Sweeney-Torres-Torkelson)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
R. GrichukLF-RF |
K. IsbelCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .358 | .630 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .289 | .353 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .355 | .505 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .259 | .322 | .468 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .297 | .360 | .471 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .288 | .445 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .344 | .434 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .232 | .276 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .303 | .322 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .306 | .370 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .274 | .349 |
| 28 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
a-walked for Yastrzemski in the 8th
b-flied out to center for Isbel in the 8th
- Batting
- HRWitt Jr. (20, 8th inning off Holton 1 on, 1 Out); Garcia (15, 4th inning off Flaherty 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIWitt Jr. 2 (76), Garcia (64)
- GIDPGarcia
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP0-2 (Grichuk 0-1, Garcia 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSMassey (1, 2nd base by Flaherty/Dingler)
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Holton(L, 5-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 101-66 | 4.74 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23-16 | 4.76 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15-9 | 3.84 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 3.23 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 144-95 |
- Pitching
- WPKahnle
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKahnle 3/5; Flaherty 16/21; Hanifee 1/1; Holton 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKahnle-5-4-5-2; Flaherty-24-6-21-15; Hanifee-2-0-2-0; Holton-0-2-4-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKahnle 0-1; Flaherty 7-4; Holton 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Flaherty 59
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Erceg(W, 6-3) |
C. Estevez(S, 36) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71-46 | 3.99 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3.67 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.60 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-16 | 2.58 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 130-84 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedEstévez 2/4; Erceg 2/3; Schreiber 2/4; Zerpa 1/1; Kolek 15/22
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesEstévez-2-3-7-4; Erceg-1-3-3-2; Schreiber-1-2-4-4; Zerpa-0-0-1-1; Kolek-11-5-11-18
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsEstévez 2-1; Erceg 2-0; Schreiber 0-2; Zerpa 1-0; Kolek 10-5
- Game ScoresS Kolek 63
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Torres singled to left, Sweeney scored, Ibáñez to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Garcia homered to left (428 feet). | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Witt Jr. homered to center (427 feet), Tolbert scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
DET wins 4-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:15 PM, August 30, 2025Coverage: FOX
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 26,237
Game Time:2:35
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Wills
- First Base Umpire - Edwin Jimenez
- Second Base Umpire - Will Little
- Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

