Game Report - August 29, 2025 - Tigers 5, Royals 3
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Steve Bielawski
Sep 5, 2025, 1:22:21 PM (3 days ago) Sep 5
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> Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royas 3 - final
Althugh the Royals had a 3-0 lead at the end the first, they did not hold the lead, losing to the Tigers, 5-3.
Mike Yastrzemski led off the bottom of the first with a home run. Then, Bobby Witt Jr. singled, and Maikel Garcia homered.
In the top of the second inning, with two outs, Javier Baez singled, Colt Keith singled, Gleyber Torres singled to load the bases, and Kerry Carpenter singled to drive in Mr. Baez and Mr. Keith.
In the top of the fourth, Gleyber Torres singled, Kerry Carpenter singled, and Riley Greene dpubled to drive in Mr. Torres and Mr. Carpenter.
Dillon Dingler led off the top of the eighth with a home run.
The Tigers would lose on Saturday, win on Sunday, and lose again on Monday.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .262 .340 .4x27
Singled to right in the second and scored.
> J. Jones PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 .330 .469
2 AB, 2 K.
> G. Torres 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .263 .365 .402
Hit an infield single in the second.
Singled up the middle in the fourth and scored.
Singled to left in the ninth, but was out at second on that play.
> K. Carpenter RF 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .264 .301 .517
Walked in the first.
Singled to right in the second
to drive in Mr. Baez and Mr. Keith.
Singled up the middle in the fourth and scored.
> A. Ibanez PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .304 .390
> R. Greene LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .269 ,324 .517
Singled to right in the first.
Doubled to right in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Torres and Mr. Carpenter.
Singled to right in the seventh.
> S. Torkelson 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 .333 .475S
Walked to load the bases in the first.
Walked again in the third.
> W. Perez CF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .318 .468
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> D. Dingler C 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .272 .320 .431
Homered to left-centre in the eighth.
> Z. McKinstry 3B-SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 . 261 .339 .442
Walked in the third.
> J. Baez SS-CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 .289 .406
Singled to right in the second and scored.
He alos struck out twice.
> team 36 5 11 5 1 4 11
Five runs were enough to win this game.
> 2B: Greene (27, Lugo)
> HR: Dingler (12, 8th inning off Clarke 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Greene 2 (101), Carpenter 2 (52), Dingler (52)
> 2O-ut RBI: Carpenter 2.
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 3-8 (Báez 0-1, Torres 1-1, Pérez 0-2, Greene 1-2, Carpenter 1-1, Torkelson 0-1)
> Picked Off: Pérez (1st base, Clarke)
> DP: 1 (Torres-McKinstry-Torkelson)
> Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Yastrzemski RF 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 .282 .370 .654
> B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .297 .354 .499
> V. Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 .320 .470
Contained.
> M. Garcia 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .297 .361 .467
> S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 289 .448
Caught.
> A. Frazier DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .309 .345 .436
> J. India 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .324 .342
Corralled.
Three Royals hitters were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> M. Massey LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .209 .226 .270
> K. Isbel CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .308 .373
> team 35 3 9 3 2 3 5
Not enough to win this gave.
> 2B: Yastrzemski (22, Melton); Frazier (18, Paddack)
> HR: Yastrzemski (15, 1st inning off Paddack 0 on, 0 Out); Garcia (14, 1st inning off Paddack 1 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Yastrzemski (41), Garcia 2 (63)
> GIDP: Yastrzemski
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 1-7 (Perez 0-1, India 0-1, Isbel 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Garcia 1-2)
> Assists: Massey (Torres at 2nd base).
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (79-57, 35-32 road) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 0
> Kansas Gity Royals (69-66, 36-31 home 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
A happy ending for the Tigers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> C. Paddack 3.2 5 3 3 0 0 2 58-34 5.04
He gave up two long balls in the first, but settled down after that.
> T. Holton 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18-7 3.60
> T. Melton (H, 2) 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 24-17 2.45
> K. Finnegan (W, 4-4) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 22-13 3.27
> W. Vest (S, 20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-7 2.76
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 9 3 3 3 5 2 134-78
> WP: Paddack; Finnegan
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Paddack 8/16;
> Holton 4/5; Melton 6/8; Finnegan 3/6; Vest 1/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Paddack-5-3-10-16;
> Holton-2-2-1-2; Melton-5-2-3-7; Finnegan-2-5-4-2; Vest-2-1-1-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Paddack 4-7;
> Holton 1-1; Melton 0-4; Finnegan 1-1; Vest 1-1
> Game Scores: C Paddack 39
> Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> S. Lugo (L, 8-7) 3.1 8 4 4 4 5 0 85-49 4.15
Not a good start for him.
> J. Bowlan 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 25-17 4.15
> A. Zerpa 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18-12 3.70
Did their jobs.
> T, Clarke 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 26-17 3.20
Gave up the last home run of the game.
> S. Long 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13-10 5.85
Did his job.
> team 9.0 11 5 5 4 11 1 167-10
> WP: Lugo
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Lugo 11/22; Clarke 5/6; Bowlan 3/5; Long 3/3; Zerpa 2/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Lugo-15-7-14-13; Clarke-3-5-6-3; Bowlan-3-6-5-3; Long-2-0-5-3; Zerpa-3-2-4-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Lugo 2-3; Clarke 2-0; Bowlan 2-1; Long 0-2; Zerpa 2-0
> Game Scores: S Lugo 29
> Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
> Attendance: 34,494
> Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 14 m.p.h., left to right
> Time of Game: 2:50
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Althugh the Royals had a 3-0 lead at the end the first, they did not hold the lead, losing to the Tigers, 5-3.
Mike Yastrzemski led off the bottom of the first with a home run. Then, Bobby Witt Jr. singled, and Maikel Garcia homered.
In the top of the second inning, with two outs, Javier Baez singled, Colt Keith singled, Gleyber Torres singled to load the bases, and Kerry Carpenter singled to drive in Mr. Baez and Mr. Keith.
In the top of the fourth, Gleyber Torres singled, Kerry Carpenter singled, and Riley Greene dpubled to drive in Mr. Torres and Mr. Carpenter.
Dillon Dingler led off the top of the eighth with a home run.
The Tigers would lose on Saturday, win on Sunday, and lose again on Monday.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .262 .340 .4x27
Singled to right in the second and scored.
> J. Jones PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 .330 .469
2 AB, 2 K.
> G. Torres 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .263 .365 .402
Hit an infield single in the second.
Singled up the middle in the fourth and scored.
Singled to left in the ninth, but was out at second on that play.
> K. Carpenter RF 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .264 .301 .517
Walked in the first.
Singled to right in the second
to drive in Mr. Baez and Mr. Keith.
Singled up the middle in the fourth and scored.
> A. Ibanez PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .304 .390
> R. Greene LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .269 ,324 .517
Singled to right in the first.
Doubled to right in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Torres and Mr. Carpenter.
Singled to right in the seventh.
> S. Torkelson 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 .333 .475S
Walked to load the bases in the first.
Walked again in the third.
> W. Perez CF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .318 .468
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> D. Dingler C 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .272 .320 .431
Homered to left-centre in the eighth.
> Z. McKinstry 3B-SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 . 261 .339 .442
Walked in the third.
> J. Baez SS-CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 .289 .406
Singled to right in the second and scored.
He alos struck out twice.
> team 36 5 11 5 1 4 11
Five runs were enough to win this game.
> 2B: Greene (27, Lugo)
> HR: Dingler (12, 8th inning off Clarke 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Greene 2 (101), Carpenter 2 (52), Dingler (52)
> 2O-ut RBI: Carpenter 2.
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 3-8 (Báez 0-1, Torres 1-1, Pérez 0-2, Greene 1-2, Carpenter 1-1, Torkelson 0-1)
> Picked Off: Pérez (1st base, Clarke)
> DP: 1 (Torres-McKinstry-Torkelson)
> Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> M. Yastrzemski RF 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 .282 .370 .654
> B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .297 .354 .499
> V. Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 .320 .470
Contained.
> M. Garcia 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .297 .361 .467
> S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 289 .448
Caught.
> A. Frazier DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .309 .345 .436
> J. India 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .324 .342
Corralled.
Three Royals hitters were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> M. Massey LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .209 .226 .270
> K. Isbel CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .308 .373
> team 35 3 9 3 2 3 5
Not enough to win this gave.
> 2B: Yastrzemski (22, Melton); Frazier (18, Paddack)
> HR: Yastrzemski (15, 1st inning off Paddack 0 on, 0 Out); Garcia (14, 1st inning off Paddack 1 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Yastrzemski (41), Garcia 2 (63)
> GIDP: Yastrzemski
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 1-7 (Perez 0-1, India 0-1, Isbel 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Garcia 1-2)
> Assists: Massey (Torres at 2nd base).
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (79-57, 35-32 road) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 0
> Kansas Gity Royals (69-66, 36-31 home 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
A happy ending for the Tigers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> C. Paddack 3.2 5 3 3 0 0 2 58-34 5.04
He gave up two long balls in the first, but settled down after that.
> T. Holton 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18-7 3.60
> T. Melton (H, 2) 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 24-17 2.45
> K. Finnegan (W, 4-4) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 22-13 3.27
> W. Vest (S, 20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-7 2.76
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 9 3 3 3 5 2 134-78
> WP: Paddack; Finnegan
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Paddack 8/16;
> Holton 4/5; Melton 6/8; Finnegan 3/6; Vest 1/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Paddack-5-3-10-16;
> Holton-2-2-1-2; Melton-5-2-3-7; Finnegan-2-5-4-2; Vest-2-1-1-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Paddack 4-7;
> Holton 1-1; Melton 0-4; Finnegan 1-1; Vest 1-1
> Game Scores: C Paddack 39
> Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> S. Lugo (L, 8-7) 3.1 8 4 4 4 5 0 85-49 4.15
Not a good start for him.
> J. Bowlan 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 25-17 4.15
> A. Zerpa 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18-12 3.70
Did their jobs.
> T, Clarke 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 26-17 3.20
Gave up the last home run of the game.
> S. Long 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13-10 5.85
Did his job.
> team 9.0 11 5 5 4 11 1 167-10
> WP: Lugo
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Lugo 11/22; Clarke 5/6; Bowlan 3/5; Long 3/3; Zerpa 2/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Lugo-15-7-14-13; Clarke-3-5-6-3; Bowlan-3-6-5-3; Long-2-0-5-3; Zerpa-3-2-4-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Lugo 2-3; Clarke 2-0; Bowlan 2-1; Long 0-2; Zerpa 2-0
> Game Scores: S Lugo 29
> Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
> Attendance: 34,494
> Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 14 m.p.h., left to right
> Time of Game: 2:50
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Greene, Carpenter and Dingler power Tigers to a 5-3 come-from-behind win over Royals
By AP
Aug 29, 2025, 11:26 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- — Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run doubles and Dillon Dingler hit a solo homer as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night.
After Tigers starter Chris Paddack allowed three runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings, four relievers shut out the Royals on four hits. Kansas City was 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position over in the final five innings.
Kyle Finnegan (4-4) worked 1 2/3 innings of relief and got five outs, striking out three. Will Vest erned his 20th save.
The Royals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Mike Yastrzemski led off the first with a first-pitch homer, his 11th career leadoff homer and fourth since joining the Royals on July 31st. Bobby Witt Jr. followed with a single, extending his hitting streak to 17 games. One out later, Maikel Garcia’s 14th home run gave Kansas City a three-run lead.
Greene and Gleyber Torres each had three hits and the top four hitters in Detroit’s lineup collected nine hits. Dingler hit his 12th homer of the season in the eighth inning.
Seth Lugo (8-7) scuffled through 3 1/3 innings, allowing multiple baserunners each inning while surrendering four runs on eight hits and four walks.
Kansas City remained three games behind Seattle in the chase for the American League’s final wild card spot.
Key moment
With runners at the corners, Carpenter leapt to snag Kyle Isbel’s drive at the top of the fence in right field, ending a scoreless sixth inning and maintaining Detroit’s 4-3 lead.
Key stat
In seven starts since signing a two-year contract extension July 28, Lugo has one win and an 8.35 ERA.
Up next
Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (7-13, 4.87 ERA) opposes Royals RHP Stephen Kolek (4-5, 4.18) on Saturday night.
Greene, Carpenter and Dingler power Tigers to a 5-3 come-from-behind win over Royals
By AP
Aug 29, 2025, 11:26 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- — Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run doubles and Dillon Dingler hit a solo homer as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night.
After Tigers starter Chris Paddack allowed three runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings, four relievers shut out the Royals on four hits. Kansas City was 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position over in the final five innings.
Kyle Finnegan (4-4) worked 1 2/3 innings of relief and got five outs, striking out three. Will Vest erned his 20th save.
The Royals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Mike Yastrzemski led off the first with a first-pitch homer, his 11th career leadoff homer and fourth since joining the Royals on July 31st. Bobby Witt Jr. followed with a single, extending his hitting streak to 17 games. One out later, Maikel Garcia’s 14th home run gave Kansas City a three-run lead.
Greene and Gleyber Torres each had three hits and the top four hitters in Detroit’s lineup collected nine hits. Dingler hit his 12th homer of the season in the eighth inning.
Seth Lugo (8-7) scuffled through 3 1/3 innings, allowing multiple baserunners each inning while surrendering four runs on eight hits and four walks.
Kansas City remained three games behind Seattle in the chase for the American League’s final wild card spot.
Key moment
With runners at the corners, Carpenter leapt to snag Kyle Isbel’s drive at the top of the fence in right field, ending a scoreless sixth inning and maintaining Detroit’s 4-3 lead.
Key stat
In seven starts since signing a two-year contract extension July 28, Lugo has one win and an 8.35 ERA.
Up next
Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (7-13, 4.87 ERA) opposes Royals RHP Stephen Kolek (4-5, 4.18) on Saturday night.
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