Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, August 30, 2025
August 30, 2025, 7:15 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Dillon Dingler led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt KeithDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dillon DinglerC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey SweeneySS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Ibáñez3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstryPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Bobby Witt Jr. and Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike YastrzemskiRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler TolbertPH/CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukLF/RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick LoftinPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
Jack Flaherty went 5.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (4 SO, 1 ER); Stephen Kolek went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Jack Flaherty | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tyler Holton | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brenan Hanifee | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Stephen Kolek | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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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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