Detroit Tigers
79 - 58 .577
F
August 30, 2025, 7:15 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
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Kansas City Royals
70 - 66 .515| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
W: Lucas Erceg
(W, 6-3)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
L: Tyler Holton
(L, 5-4)
0.2 IP, 2 ER, 0 K, BB
S: Carlos Estévez
(S, 36)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Kolek
6.0 IP, ER, 3 K, 0 BB
Witt Jr.
2-4 | HR, K, 2 RBI
Flaherty
5.2 IP, ER, 4 K, 2 BB
Detroit Tigers Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colt Keith DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| 2 | Gleyber Torres 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| 3 | Kerry Carpenter RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| 4 | Spencer Torkelson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| 5 | Riley Greene LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| 6 | Wenceel Pérez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| 7 | Dillon Dingler C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| 8 | Trey Sweeney SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
| 9 | Andy Ibáñez 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| a- Zach McKinstry PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 |
a-Grounded out for Ibáñez in the 7th.
BATTING
2B Greene, R (28, Estévez).
TB Dingler 3 Greene, R 2 Pérez, W Sweeney Torres.
RBI Torres (62).
2-out RBI Torres.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Dingler Carpenter McKinstry 2 Keith.
Team RISP 1-for-10.
Team LOB 6.
FIELDING
DP (Sweeney-Torres-Torkelson).
Detroit Tigers Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Flaherty | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.74 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Tyler Holton | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.84 |
| Brenan Hanifee | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.23 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3.83 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Kahnle.
Pitches-strikes Flaherty 101-66 Kahnle 23-16 Holton 15-9 Hanifee 5-4 Kolek 71-46 Schreiber 19-11 Zerpa 2-2 Erceg 15-9 Estévez 23-16.
Groundouts-flyouts Flaherty 7-3 Kahnle 0-1 Holton 1-1 Hanifee 0-0 Kolek 10-1 Schreiber 0-2 Zerpa 1-0 Erceg 2-0 Estévez 2-1.
Batters faced Flaherty 21 Kahnle 5 Holton 4 Hanifee 1 Kolek 22 Schreiber 4 Zerpa 1 Erceg 3 Estévez 4.
Inherited runners-scored Kahnle 1-0 Zerpa 2-0.
Umpires HP: Ryan Wills. 1B: Edwin Jimenez. 2B: Will Little. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather 83 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 6 mph, R To L.
First pitch 6:15 PM.
T 2:35.
Att 26,237.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
August 30, 2025
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Yastrzemski RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| a- Tyler Tolbert PH-CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .259 |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| 5 | Salvador Perez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| 6 | Adam Frazier DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| 7 | Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| 8 | Randal Grichuk LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| b- Nick Loftin PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .247 |
a-Flied out for Isbel in the 8th.
b-Walked for Yastrzemski in the 8th.
BATTING
HR Garcia, M (15, 4th inning off Flaherty, 0 on, 1 out) Witt Jr. (20, 8th inning off Holton, 1 on, 1 out).
TB Frazier Garcia, M 4 Massey 2 Witt Jr. 5.
RBI Garcia, M (64) Witt Jr. 2 (76).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Grichuk.
GIDP Garcia, M.
Team RISP 0-for-2.
Team LOB 4.
BASERUNNING
CS Massey (1, 2nd base by Flaherty/Dingler).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kolek | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.99 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.58 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.65 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Kahnle.
Pitches-strikes Flaherty 101-66 Kahnle 23-16 Holton 15-9 Hanifee 5-4 Kolek 71-46 Schreiber 19-11 Zerpa 2-2 Erceg 15-9 Estévez 23-16.
Groundouts-flyouts Flaherty 7-3 Kahnle 0-1 Holton 1-1 Hanifee 0-0 Kolek 10-1 Schreiber 0-2 Zerpa 1-0 Erceg 2-0 Estévez 2-1.
Batters faced Flaherty 21 Kahnle 5 Holton 4 Hanifee 1 Kolek 22 Schreiber 4 Zerpa 1 Erceg 3 Estévez 4.
Inherited runners-scored Kahnle 1-0 Zerpa 2-0.
Umpires HP: Ryan Wills. 1B: Edwin Jimenez. 2B: Will Little. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather 83 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 6 mph, R To L.
First pitch 6:15 PM.
T 2:35.
Att 26,237.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
August 30, 2025