Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 30, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

T. Holtonwin: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Ercegsave: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Estevez

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals are making a push towards October, and Bobby Witt Jr. is making history along the way. Kansas City’s superstar shortstop became the first player in Major League history to hit 20 homers and steal 30 bases in each of his first four seasons with a...

Scoring Summary

DETKC

3
Gleyber Torres singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Trey Sweeney scores. Andy Ibanez to 3rd. [1 run]
10
4
Maikel Garcia homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
11
8
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. [2 runs]
13

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Colt KeithDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.259
2Gleyber Torres2B	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.262
3Kerry CarpenterRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.261
4Spencer Torkelson1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.237
5Riley GreeneLF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
6Wenceel PerezCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.256
7Dillon DinglerC	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277
8Trey SweeneySS	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	.209
9Andy Ibanez3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.246
Zach McKinstryPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.261

TOTAL	7	34	1	1	4	0	0	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jack FlahertyRHP	5.2	4	1	1	4	2	1	101	4.74
Tommy KahnleRHP	1.1	1	0	0	3	0	0	23	4.76
Tyler HoltonLHP	0.2	1	2	2	0	1	1	15	3.84
Brenan HanifeeRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3.23

TOTAL	8.0	6	3	3	8	3	2	144	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mike YastrzemskiRF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
Tyler TolbertPH-CF	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.235
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.299
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.259
4Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	3	.297
5Salvador PerezC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
6Adam FrazierDH	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273
7Michael Massey2B	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.215
8Randal GrichukLF-RF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	.235
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.265
Nick LoftinPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.199
TOTAL	6	28	3	3	8	3	2	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	PC	ERA
Stephen KolekRHP	6.0	4	1	1	3	71	3.99
John SchreiberRHP	0.2	2	0	0	0	19	3.00
Angel ZerpaLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	2	3.67
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	15	2.60
Carlos EstevezRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	23	2.58
TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	4	130	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningDETKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Colt Keith grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Gleyber Torres called out on strikes. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Kerry Carpenter grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Mike Yastrzemski flies out to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter.
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WALK — Vinnie Pasquantino walks. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Maikel Garcia grounds into a double play, shortstop Trey Sweeney to second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

DET

1Runs3

7Hits6

0Errors0

.206Batting Avg.214

34At Bats28

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In3

0Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts8

6Left on Base4

8Total Bases12

Game Details

Saturday, August 30, 2025 · 7:15 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 26,237 (69.2%)

weather: 83 degrees, cloudy