Game Report - August 31, 2025 - Tigers 5, Royals 0
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Steve Bielawski
Sep 5, 2025, 1:23:23 PM (3 days ago) Sep 5
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> Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 0 - final
The Tigers scored four runs in the fifth inning, and that gave them the momentum. From then on, they were in control.
Jake Rogers tripled to driv ein Mr. Torkelson and Mr. McKinstry,
Colt Keith doubled to drive in Mr. Rogers,
and Gleyber Torres singled to drive in Mr. Keith.
The other run came in the top of the eighth. Riley Greene walked to lead off the inning, then went to second on a single by Wenceel Perez, went to third as Zach McKinstry was hit by a pitch, and scored on a passed ball.
The Tigers would go on to lose the first two games to the Mets, then won the final game of that series on Wednesday.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .258 .335 .422
Doubled to centre in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Rogers
he would sooon score as well.
> G. Torres 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .265 .366 .401
Singled up the middle in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Keith.
Walked in the seventh.
Singled up the middle in the ninth.
> K. Carpenter RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .297 .505
Was hit by a pitch in the ninth.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .269 .324 .515
Singled to centre in the second.
Walked in the eighth and scored.
Grounded into a double play to end the ninth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .330 .468
Walked in the fifth and scored.
> W. Perez CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .260 .319 .465
Singled to right in the sixth.
Singled up the middle in the eighth.
> Z. McKinstry 3B-SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .339 .440
Singled up the middle in the fiifth and scored.
Was bit by a pitch in the eighth.
> J. Rogers C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .200 .295 .362
Tripled to centre in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. McKinstry;
he would soon cross the plate as well.
Doubled to centre in the seventh.
> T. Sweeney SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .268 .311
Nothing.
> A. Ibanez PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .296 .379
In the KIITI club.
> team 35 5 9 4 0 3 9
Enough to win this game.
It's pretty easy to win when the other team does not score.
> 2B: Rogers (4, Lynch IV); Keith (21, Wacha)
> 3B: Rogers (2, Wacha)
> RBI: Torres (63), Rogers 2 (18), Keith (41)
> 2-Out RBI: Keith; Torres.
> GIDP: Greene
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 3-10 (Torres 1-1, Ibáñez 0-2, Rogers 1-2, Greene 0-1,
> Carpenter 0-1, Sweeney 0-1, Keith 1-2)
> DP: 1 (Torres-McKinstry-Torkelson)
> Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Garcia 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .298 .361 .475
> B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .353 .501
Contained.
> V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 .321 .466
> S. Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .285 .441
Curtailed.
> R. Grichuk RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210 .290 .306
Collared.
> A. Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .341 .430
> N. Loftin LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 .275 .345
Clocked.
> L. Maile C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .317 .314
Caught.
> M. Massey 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 .233 .276
> T. Tolbert CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .275 .333
Corralled.
Six Royals were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> M. Yastrzemski PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .354 .622
> team 30 0 4 0 0 2 6
Not much happening with the Royals' offense in this game.
> 2B: Garcia 2 (34, Skubal 2)
> GIDP: Maile
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 0-5 (Perez 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-2, Pasquantino 0-1, Tolbert 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Massey-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino)
> PB: Maile
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (80-58, 36-33 road) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 0
> Kansas City Royals (70-67, 37-32 home) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
That four-run rally was quite helpful.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Skubal (W, 12-4) 7.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 93-63 2.18
Seven shutout innings. A quality start, and the win.
> K. Finnegan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9-8 3.21
> R. Montero 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9-7 4.89
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 4 0 0 2 6 0 111-78
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Skubal 17/26;
> Finnegan 3/3: Montero 2/
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Skubal-16-8-19-19;
> Finnegan-4-0-2-2; Montero-3-1-1-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Skubal 6-10;
> Finnegan 1-1; Montero 1-1
> Game Scores: T Skubal 71
> Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> M. Wacha (L, 8-11) 4.2 5 4 4 1 4 0 71-53 3.52
Four shutout innings, but he fell apart in the fifth.
> D. Lynch IV 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 25-15 2.83
He allowed at leas one inherited runner to score.
> J. Bowlan 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20-13 4.02
Did his job.
> S. Long 1.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 30-18 5.67
Didn't do his joh.
> T. Clarke 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21-15 3.13
Did his job.
> team 9.0 9 5 4 3 9 0 167-114
> HBP: McKinstry (by Long); Carpenter (by Clarke)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Wacha 15/20; Clarke 4/4;
> Lynch IV 2/6; Bowlan 4/4; Long 3/6
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Wacha-16-5-17-15; Clarke-4-3-5-3;
> Lynch IV-5-2-3-5; Bowlan-4-4-4-1; Long-6-1-9-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Wacha 3-7; Clarke 2-0;
> Lynch IV 3-0; Bowlan 1-0; Long 0-1
> Game Scores: M Wacha 41
> Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
> Attendance: 23,689
> Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 5 m.p.h., in from left
> Time of Game: 2:25
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Tarik Skubal's dominant outing and the Tigers' big fifth inning result in a 5-0 win over the Royals
By AP
Aug 31, 2025, 04:49 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- — Tarik Skubal pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, the Tigers scored four times off Michael Wacha in the fifth inning, and Detroit went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game set.
Skubal (12-4) struck out four and walked one while bouncing back from his first loss in more than six weeks. Jake Rogers drove in two runs for Detroit, while Colt Keith and Gleyber Torres also drove in runs.
It was a crucial game between AL Central rivals. The Tigers began the day with a half-game lead over East-leading Toronto for the best record in the American League, while Kansas City had climbed within two games of Seattle in the wild-card race.
Wacha (8-11) was matching Skubal into the fifth, allowing a single baserunner while striking out four. But things suddenly went awry, beginning with a leadoff walk to Spencer Torkelson and a one-out single by Zach McKinstry.
Rogers followed with a fly ball that center fielder Tyler Tolbert badly misplayed, resulting in a two-run triple. Keith added a line drive that found a gap for a two-run double, and Torres a grounder that got through the infield to make it 4-0.
Wacha left after 4 2/3 innings. He was charged with four runs and four hits and a walk.
Key moments
Rogers' triple came after Tolbert misjudged his fly ball, which bounced off the wall and halfway back to the infield. Then in the seventh, Tolbert allowed Rogers' routine fly ball to drop in left-center for a double.
Key stat
Skubal had his 11th start with at least six innings and no runs allowed this season. That broke a tie with Denny McLain in 1969 for the most such starts in franchise history.
Up next
RHP Charlie Morton (9-10, 5.25 ER) starts for Detroit in the opener of a three-game series against the Mets on Monday.
RHP Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.62) starts the opener of a three-game set against the Angels on Tuesday night.
The Tigers scored four runs in the fifth inning, and that gave them the momentum. From then on, they were in control.
In the top of the fiifth
Spencer Torkelson walked,
zach McKinstry singled,Jake Rogers tripled to driv ein Mr. Torkelson and Mr. McKinstry,
Colt Keith doubled to drive in Mr. Rogers,
and Gleyber Torres singled to drive in Mr. Keith.
The other run came in the top of the eighth. Riley Greene walked to lead off the inning, then went to second on a single by Wenceel Perez, went to third as Zach McKinstry was hit by a pitch, and scored on a passed ball.
The Tigers would go on to lose the first two games to the Mets, then won the final game of that series on Wednesday.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .258 .335 .422
Doubled to centre in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Rogers
he would sooon score as well.
> G. Torres 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .265 .366 .401
Singled up the middle in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Keith.
Walked in the seventh.
Singled up the middle in the ninth.
> K. Carpenter RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .297 .505
Was hit by a pitch in the ninth.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .269 .324 .515
Singled to centre in the second.
Walked in the eighth and scored.
Grounded into a double play to end the ninth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .330 .468
Walked in the fifth and scored.
> W. Perez CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .260 .319 .465
Singled to right in the sixth.
Singled up the middle in the eighth.
> Z. McKinstry 3B-SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .339 .440
Singled up the middle in the fiifth and scored.
Was bit by a pitch in the eighth.
> J. Rogers C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .200 .295 .362
Tripled to centre in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson and Mr. McKinstry;
he would soon cross the plate as well.
Doubled to centre in the seventh.
> T. Sweeney SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .268 .311
Nothing.
> A. Ibanez PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .296 .379
In the KIITI club.
> team 35 5 9 4 0 3 9
Enough to win this game.
It's pretty easy to win when the other team does not score.
> 2B: Rogers (4, Lynch IV); Keith (21, Wacha)
> 3B: Rogers (2, Wacha)
> RBI: Torres (63), Rogers 2 (18), Keith (41)
> 2-Out RBI: Keith; Torres.
> GIDP: Greene
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 3-10 (Torres 1-1, Ibáñez 0-2, Rogers 1-2, Greene 0-1,
> Carpenter 0-1, Sweeney 0-1, Keith 1-2)
> DP: 1 (Torres-McKinstry-Torkelson)
> Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Garcia 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .298 .361 .475
> B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .353 .501
Contained.
> V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 .321 .466
> S. Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .285 .441
Curtailed.
> R. Grichuk RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210 .290 .306
Collared.
> A. Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .341 .430
> N. Loftin LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 .275 .345
Clocked.
> L. Maile C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .317 .314
Caught.
> M. Massey 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 .233 .276
> T. Tolbert CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .275 .333
Corralled.
Six Royals were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> M. Yastrzemski PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .354 .622
> team 30 0 4 0 0 2 6
Not much happening with the Royals' offense in this game.
> 2B: Garcia 2 (34, Skubal 2)
> GIDP: Maile
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 0-5 (Perez 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-2, Pasquantino 0-1, Tolbert 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Massey-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino)
> PB: Maile
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (80-58, 36-33 road) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 0
> Kansas City Royals (70-67, 37-32 home) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
That four-run rally was quite helpful.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Skubal (W, 12-4) 7.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 93-63 2.18
Seven shutout innings. A quality start, and the win.
> K. Finnegan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9-8 3.21
> R. Montero 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9-7 4.89
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 4 0 0 2 6 0 111-78
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Skubal 17/26;
> Finnegan 3/3: Montero 2/
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Skubal-16-8-19-19;
> Finnegan-4-0-2-2; Montero-3-1-1-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Skubal 6-10;
> Finnegan 1-1; Montero 1-1
> Game Scores: T Skubal 71
> Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> M. Wacha (L, 8-11) 4.2 5 4 4 1 4 0 71-53 3.52
Four shutout innings, but he fell apart in the fifth.
> D. Lynch IV 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 25-15 2.83
He allowed at leas one inherited runner to score.
> J. Bowlan 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20-13 4.02
Did his job.
> S. Long 1.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 30-18 5.67
Didn't do his joh.
> T. Clarke 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21-15 3.13
Did his job.
> team 9.0 9 5 4 3 9 0 167-114
> HBP: McKinstry (by Long); Carpenter (by Clarke)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Wacha 15/20; Clarke 4/4;
> Lynch IV 2/6; Bowlan 4/4; Long 3/6
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Wacha-16-5-17-15; Clarke-4-3-5-3;
> Lynch IV-5-2-3-5; Bowlan-4-4-4-1; Long-6-1-9-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Wacha 3-7; Clarke 2-0;
> Lynch IV 3-0; Bowlan 1-0; Long 0-1
> Game Scores: M Wacha 41
> Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
> Attendance: 23,689
> Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 5 m.p.h., in from left
> Time of Game: 2:25
This game report is brought to you by Ozark Airlines.
As advertized by George Carlin.
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Tarik Skubal's dominant outing and the Tigers' big fifth inning result in a 5-0 win over the Royals
By AP
Aug 31, 2025, 04:49 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- — Tarik Skubal pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, the Tigers scored four times off Michael Wacha in the fifth inning, and Detroit went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game set.
Skubal (12-4) struck out four and walked one while bouncing back from his first loss in more than six weeks. Jake Rogers drove in two runs for Detroit, while Colt Keith and Gleyber Torres also drove in runs.
It was a crucial game between AL Central rivals. The Tigers began the day with a half-game lead over East-leading Toronto for the best record in the American League, while Kansas City had climbed within two games of Seattle in the wild-card race.
Wacha (8-11) was matching Skubal into the fifth, allowing a single baserunner while striking out four. But things suddenly went awry, beginning with a leadoff walk to Spencer Torkelson and a one-out single by Zach McKinstry.
Rogers followed with a fly ball that center fielder Tyler Tolbert badly misplayed, resulting in a two-run triple. Keith added a line drive that found a gap for a two-run double, and Torres a grounder that got through the infield to make it 4-0.
Wacha left after 4 2/3 innings. He was charged with four runs and four hits and a walk.
Key moments
Rogers' triple came after Tolbert misjudged his fly ball, which bounced off the wall and halfway back to the infield. Then in the seventh, Tolbert allowed Rogers' routine fly ball to drop in left-center for a double.
Key stat
Skubal had his 11th start with at least six innings and no runs allowed this season. That broke a tie with Denny McLain in 1969 for the most such starts in franchise history.
Up next
RHP Charlie Morton (9-10, 5.25 ER) starts for Detroit in the opener of a three-game series against the Mets on Monday.
RHP Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.62) starts the opener of a three-game set against the Angels on Tuesday night.
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