Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, April 18, 2025
April 18, 2025, 6:40 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
Box Score
Batting
Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan India3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael MasseyDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavan BiggioPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew WatersLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Tomás Nido led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justyn-Henry MalloyDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colt KeithPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Ibáñez3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trey SweeneyPH/SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS/3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tomás NidoC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstryRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
Cole Ragans went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 5 ER); Jackson Jobe went 5.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Jackson Jobe | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Brenan Hanifee | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Holton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Vest | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brebbia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kenta Maeda | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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