Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

80-58, 36-33 Away

Final

70-67, 37-32 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
C. KeithDH	1-5	1	1	.258
G. Torres2B	2-4	0	1	.265
K. CarpenterRF	0-4	0	0	.258
R. GreeneLF	1-4	1	0	.269
S. Torkelson1B	0-3	1	0	.235
W. PerezCF	2-4	0	0	.260
Z. McKinstry3B-SS	1-3	1	0	.261
J. RogersC	2-4	1	2	.200
T. SweeneySS	0-2	0	0	.207
A. IbanezPH-3B	0-2	0	0	.243

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Skubal	7.0	4	2	4	93-63	2.18
K. Finnegan	1.0	0	0	1	9-8	3.21
R. Montero	1.0	0	0	1	9-7	4.89

According to ESPN Analytics

DET

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Kauffman Stadium

2:10 PM, August 31, 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 23,689

Game Time:2:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Edwin Jimenez
First Base Umpire - Will Little
Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Third Base Umpire - Ryan Wills

Tarik Skubal's dominant outing and the Tigers' big fifth inning result in a 5-0 win over the Royals

— Tarik Skubal pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, the Tigers scored four times off Michael Wacha in the fifth inning, and Detroit went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game set.

Aug 31, 2026, 04:49 pm - AP


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	5	9	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

T. Skubal12-4

7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

M. Wacha8-11

4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		DET
5th	Rogers tripled to center, Torkelson scored and McKinstry scored.	2
5th	Keith doubled to center, Rogers scored.	3
5th	Torres singled to center, Keith scored.	4
8th	Greene scored, McKinstry to second, and Pérez to third on passed ball by Maile.	5

Data is currently unavailable.

Tigers
7
Royals
5

Game 1

5/30

Tigers
0
Royals
1

Game 2

5/31

Tigers
1
Royals
0

Game 3

6/1

Tigers
5
Royals
3

Game 4

8/29

Tigers
1
Royals
3

Game 5

8/30

Tigers
5
Royals
0

Game 6

8/31

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

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Devin Williams calls potential setup role behind Edwin Diaz 'a good situation'

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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

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