Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Saturday, August 30th, 2025 6:15PM CST

Kansas City Royals

Royals

KC

Home

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Tigers

DET

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Detroit Tigers

Game Recap

Bobby Witt Jr. delivered a decisive two-run home run in the eighth inning, helping the Kansas City Royals secure a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Read the full game recap.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, August 30th, 2025

Time: 6:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,237

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Home Runs: Witt Jr. (20, 8th inning off Holton 1 on, 1 Out); Garcia (15, 4th inning off Flaherty 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Witt Jr. 2 (76), Garcia (64)

Ground Into Double Play: Garcia

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Grichuk 0-1, Garcia 0-1)


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Estévez 2/4; Erceg 2/3; Schreiber 2/4; Zerpa 1/1; Kolek 15/22

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Estévez-2-3-7-4; Erceg-1-3-3-2; Schreiber-1-2-4-4; Zerpa-0-0-1-1; Kolek-11-5-11-18

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Estévez 2-1; Erceg 2-0; Schreiber 0-2; Zerpa 1-0; Kolek 10-5

Game Scores: S Kolek 63


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Massey (1, 2nd base by Flaherty/Dingler)



Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

Doubles: Greene (28, Estévez)

Runs Batted In: Torres (62)

2-out Runs Batted In: Torres.

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (Torres 1-1, Ibáñez 0-2, McKinstry 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Dingler 0-1, Sweeney 0-1, Keith 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ibáñez 1; Pérez 1; Sweeney 2; Keith 1


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

Wild Pitches: Kahnle

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kahnle 3/5; Flaherty 16/21; Hanifee 1/1; Holton 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kahnle-5-4-5-2; Flaherty-24-6-21-15; Hanifee-2-0-2-0; Holton-0-2-4-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kahnle 0-1; Flaherty 7-4; Holton 1-1

Game Scores: J Flaherty 59


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Sweeney-Torres-Torkelson)


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