Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

9-14, 3-10 Away

Final/10

13-9, 8-2 Home


KC
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	9	1
0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	10	1

C. Estevez1-0

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

T. Holton1-2

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
J. India3B
B. Witt Jr.SS
S. Perez1B
M. CanhaLF
T. TolbertPR-LF
M. Garcia2B
H. RenfroeRF
V. PasquantinoDH
F. FerminC
D. WatersCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	2	.205	.311	.256
4	1	1	1	0	0	.307	.370	.477
5	0	0	0	0	1	.182	.234	.295
4	0	2	1	0	0	.389	.476	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	1	2	0	1	0	.278	.354	.417
4	1	1	0	0	1	.140	.232	.160
4	0	1	1	0	3	.195	.264	.329
4	0	0	0	0	2	.188	.235	.281
4	1	2	1	0	2	.207	.258	.241
37	4	9	4	1	11

Batting
RBICanha (1), Waters (1), Witt Jr. (9), Pasquantino (14)
2Out RBIWaters
SFWitt Jr.
Team LOB6
Team RISP3-8 (Perez 0-1, Canha 1-1, Renfroe 0-1, Waters 1-1, India 0-2, Fermin 0-1, Pasquantino 1-1)

Baserunning
CSWitt Jr. (2, 2nd base by Skubal/Dingler); Garcia (3, 2nd base by Hurter/Dingler)
Picked OffGarcia (1st base, Hurter)

Fielding
DP1 (Perez-Fermin-Perez)
EIndia (3, throw)

Tigers Hitting

hitters
G. Torres2B
K. CarpenterLF
R. KreidlerCF
Z. McKinstryRF
S. Torkelson1B
R. GreeneCF-LF
D. DinglerC
C. KeithDH
aJ. MalloyPH-DH
T. SweeneySS
J. Baez3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	0	0	0	0	.268	.318	.366
4	0	3	1	0	0	.315	.338	.562
1	0	0	0	0	1	.105	.190	.105
5	0	3	2	0	1	.288	.400	.409
4	0	1	0	1	0	.288	.392	.638
4	0	0	0	1	1	.226	.270	.381
5	0	0	0	0	2	.276	.288	.466
2	1	1	0	0	0	.180	.324	.213
2	0	0	0	0	1	.175	.352	.225
4	1	1	0	0	1	.222	.290	.333
4	0	1	0	0	1	.268	.305	.321
40	3	10	3	2	8

a-flied out to right for Keith in the 6th

Batting
RBIMcKinstry 2 (11), Carpenter (11)
2Out RBIMcKinstry, Carpenter
GIDPGreene
Team LOB10
Team RISP3-13 (Báez 0-1, Torres 0-1, McKinstry 2-3, Greene 0-2, Carpenter 1-1, Dingler 0-1, Sweeney 0-1, Torkelson 0-2, Malloy 0-1)

Fielding
EBáez (1, throw)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
M. Wacha
D. Lynch IV
J. Schreiber
C. Estevez(W, 1-0)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	7	2	2	0	5	89-60	4.15
1.0	3	1	1	0	0	25-17	0.87
1.2	0	0	0	1	2	20-9	2.79
2.0	0	0	0	1	1	24-13	0.90
10.0	10	3	3	2	8	158-99

Pitching
IBBGreene (by Estévez).
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWacha 18/24; Estévez 4/7; Schreiber 1/5; Lynch IV 6/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWacha-11-14-16-18; Estévez-5-2-1-3; Schreiber-4-1-2-1; Lynch IV-3-3-5-6
Ground Balls-Fly BallsWacha 8-4; Estévez 1-4; Schreiber 1-1; Lynch IV 2-1
Game ScoresM Wacha 51

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
T. Skubal
B. Hurter
T. Kahnle(B, 1)
T. Holton(L, 1-2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	7	2	2	1	4	91-68	2.83
2.0	1	0	0	0	3	32-23	2.77
1.0	1	1	0	0	1	18-12	1.04
2.0	0	1	0	0	3	28-17	1.54
10.0	9	4	2	1	11	169-120

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKahnle 3/5; Skubal 18/22; Holton 3/6; Hurter 7/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKahnle-5-1-2-4; Skubal-21-12-18-15; Holton-3-4-7-3; Hurter-10-3-7-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsKahnle 2-1; Skubal 3-7; Holton 2-1; Hurter 1-1
Game ScoresT Skubal 48

Scoring Summary

		KC	DET
2nd	Pasquantino singled to center, Garcia scored, Renfroe to third.	1	0
2nd	Waters singled to center, Renfroe scored, Pasquantino to second.	2	0
5th	Carpenter singled to right, Keith scored, Sweeney to third.	2	1
5th	McKinstry singled to center, Sweeney scored, Carpenter to second.	2	2
7th	McKinstry singled to left, Torres scored, Carpenter to second.	2	3
8th	Canha singled to center, Witt Jr. scored.	3	3
10th	Witt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to left, Waters scored.	4	3

Royals
1
Tigers
6

Game 1

17/4

Royals
3
Tigers
7

Game 2

18/4

Royals
1
Tigers
3

Game 3

19/4

Royals
4
Tigers
3

Game 4

20/4

Royals
5
Tigers
7

Game 5

23/8

Royals
2
Tigers
4

Game 6

23/8

Royals
10
Tigers
8

Game 7

24/8

Comerica Park

6:40 PM, 20 April 2025

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 17,712

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
First Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

C. Estevez1-0

T. Holton1-2

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