Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, April 20, 2025
April 20, 2025, 1:40 PM ET | Comerica Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Kansas City RoyalsDetroit Tigers
.706
OPS.729
159
HR198
651
Runs758
3.73
ERA3.95
1.24
WHIP1.25
1271
Strikeouts by pitchers1375
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan India3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler TolbertPR/LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew WatersCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Kerry Carpenter and Zach McKinstry led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterLF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan KreidlerCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstryRF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneCF/LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dillon DinglerC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Colt KeithDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justyn-Henry MalloyPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey SweeneySS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier Báez3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Michael Wacha went 5.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 2 ER); Tarik Skubal went 5.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (4 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Tarik Skubal | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brant Hurter | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Holton | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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