Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

79-58, 35-33 Away

Final

70-66, 37-31 Home


DET
KC

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

TigersTop 1st
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Ground Out
  Cutter 90
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Flaherty pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Flaherty pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Flaherty pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Flaherty pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Flaherty pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Massey caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Flaherty pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- T. Kahnle pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- McKinstry hit for Ibáñez
  1
  1
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- T. Kahnle pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- McKinstry at third base.
  1
  1
- Massey to second on wild pitch by Kahnle.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- T. Holton pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Loftin hit for Isbel
  1
  1
- Tolbert hit for Yastrzemski
  1
  1
- B. Hanifee pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- C. Estevez pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Tolbert in center field.
  1
  3
- Grichuk in right field.
  1
  3
- Loftin in left field.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
2 Ground Out	Cutter	90

Tigers
7
Royals
5

Game 1

31/5

Tigers
0
Royals
1

Game 2

31/5

Tigers
1
Royals
0

Game 3

1/6

Tigers
5
Royals
3

Game 4

30/8

Tigers
1
Royals
3

Game 5

31/8

Tigers
5
Royals
0

Game 6

31/8

Kauffman Stadium

12:15 AM, 31 August 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,237

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Wills
First Base Umpire - Edwin Jimenez
Second Base Umpire - Will Little
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

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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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

L. Erceg6-3

T. Holton5-4

C. Estevez36

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