Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, August 31, 2025
August 31, 2025, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Detroit TigersKansas City Royals
.729
OPS.706
198
HR159
758
Runs651
3.95
ERA3.73
1.25
WHIP1.24
1375
Strikeouts by pitchers1271
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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt KeithDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry3B/SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake RogersC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey SweeneySS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy IbáñezPH/3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Maikel Garcia led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick LoftinLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke MaileC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler TolbertCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike YastrzemskiPH/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Tarik Skubal went 7.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (4 SO, 0 ER); Michael Wacha went 4.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Tarik Skubal | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Montero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
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- H
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- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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