Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, August 29, 2025
August 29, 2025, 8:10 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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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Gleyber Torres and Riley Greene led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt KeithDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahmai JonesPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy IbáñezPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezCF/RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dillon DinglerC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach McKinstry3B/SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS/CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Mike Yastrzemski led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike YastrzemskiRF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan India2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael MasseyLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
Chris Paddack went 3.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (0 SO, 3 ER); Seth Lugo went 3.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Chris Paddack | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Melton | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Will Vest | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Seth Lugo | 3.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- ER
- earned runs
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