Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, April 17, 2025
April 17, 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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Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan IndiaDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavan BiggioRF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroePH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Kerry Carpenter and Riley Greene led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterRF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer TorkelsonDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon DinglerC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Colt Keith1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy IbáñezPH/1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey SweeneySS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan KreidlerCF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Michael Lorenzen went 4.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 4 ER); Reese Olson went 5.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (5 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Lorenzen | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Evan Sisk | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Reese Olson | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Beau Brieske | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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