Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025, 4:10 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Colt Keith led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry CarpenterRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colt KeithDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dillon DinglerC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey SweeneySS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Javier Báez3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Nick Loftin led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan India2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick LoftinLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelPH/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
Tarik Skubal went 7.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (7 SO, 0 ER); Michael Wacha went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Tarik Skubal | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Beau Brieske | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 1 | 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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