Detroit Tigers
80 - 58 .580
F
August 31, 2025, 2:10 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
0
Kansas City Royals
70 - 67 .511| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
W: Tarik Skubal
(W, 12-4)
7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB
L: Michael Wacha
(L, 8-11)
4.2 IP, 4 ER, 4 K, BB
Top Performers
Skubal
(W, 12-4)
7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB
Rogers
2-4 | 3B, 2B, K
Torres
2-4 | BB, K, RBI
Detroit Tigers Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colt Keith DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| 2 | Gleyber Torres 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| 3 | Kerry Carpenter RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| 4 | Riley Greene LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| 5 | Spencer Torkelson 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| 6 | Wenceel Pérez CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| 7 | Zach McKinstry 3B-SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| 8 | Jake Rogers C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| 9 | Trey Sweeney SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| a- Andy Ibáñez PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .250 |
a-Grounded out for Sweeney in the 7th.
BATTING
2B Keith (21, Wacha) Rogers (4, Lynch IV).
3B Rogers (2, Wacha).
TB Greene, R Keith 2 McKinstry Pérez, W 2 Rogers 5 Torres 2.
RBI Keith (41) Rogers 2 (18) Torres (63).
2-out RBI Keith Torres.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Carpenter Ibáñez 2.
GIDP Greene, R.
Team RISP 3-for-10.
Team LOB 8.
FIELDING
DP (Torres-McKinstry-Torkelson).
Detroit Tigers Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Skubal | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.18 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.21 |
| Rafael Montero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.89 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.80 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP McKinstry (by Long) Carpenter (by Clarke, T).
Pitches-strikes Skubal 93-63 Finnegan 9-8 Montero, R 9-7 Wacha 71-53 Lynch IV 25-15 Bowlan 20-13 Long 30-18 Clarke, T 21-15.
Groundouts-flyouts Skubal 6-6 Finnegan 1-1 Montero, R 1-1 Wacha 3-5 Lynch IV 3-0 Bowlan 1-0 Long 0-0 Clarke, T 2-0.
Batters faced Skubal 26 Finnegan 3 Montero, R 3 Wacha 20 Lynch IV 6 Bowlan 4 Long 6 Clarke, T 4.
Inherited runners-scored Lynch IV 1-0 Bowlan 1-0.
Umpires HP: Edwin Jimenez. 1B: Will Little. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Ryan Wills.
Weather 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 8 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:12 PM.
T 2:25.
Att 23,689.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
August 31, 2025
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| 5 | Randal Grichuk RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 |
| a- Adam Frazier PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | |
| 6 | Nick Loftin LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .196 |
| 7 | Luke Maile C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 8 | Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| 9 | Tyler Tolbert CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| b- Mike Yastrzemski PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .246 |
a-Grounded out for Tolbert in the 8th.
b-Struck out for Grichuk in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Garcia, M 2 (34, Skubal, Skubal).
TB Garcia, M 4 Massey Pasquantino.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Tolbert Witt Jr. Perez, S.
GIDP Maile.
Team RISP 0-for-5.
Team LOB 5.
FIELDING
PB Maile (2).
DP (Massey-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.52 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.02 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.67 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.65 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP McKinstry (by Long) Carpenter (by Clarke, T).
Pitches-strikes Skubal 93-63 Finnegan 9-8 Montero, R 9-7 Wacha 71-53 Lynch IV 25-15 Bowlan 20-13 Long 30-18 Clarke, T 21-15.
Groundouts-flyouts Skubal 6-6 Finnegan 1-1 Montero, R 1-1 Wacha 3-5 Lynch IV 3-0 Bowlan 1-0 Long 0-0 Clarke, T 2-0.
Batters faced Skubal 26 Finnegan 3 Montero, R 3 Wacha 20 Lynch IV 6 Bowlan 4 Long 6 Clarke, T 4.
Inherited runners-scored Lynch IV 1-0 Bowlan 1-0.
Umpires HP: Edwin Jimenez. 1B: Will Little. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Ryan Wills.
Weather 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 8 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:12 PM.
T 2:25.
Att 23,689.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
August 31, 2025