| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| Game 2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Game 3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Game 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| Game 2 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 0-2 |
| Game 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Game 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
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+104 | 7.5o | -1.5 |
|
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-122 | 7.5u (4.5) | +1.5 (2.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Garcia | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| L. Thomas | CF -LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| S. Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .159 |
| V. Pasquantino | 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 |
| S. Marte | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| J. India | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| C. Jensen | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| I. Collins | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| T. Tolbert | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| K. Isbel | PH -CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Torres | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| M. Vierling | CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .174 |
| C. Keith | PH -3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| K. McGonigle | 3B -SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| D. Dingler | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 |
| W. Perez | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| R. Greene | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .238 |
| S. Torkelson | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| J. Baez | SS -CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 |
| Z. McKinstry | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 |
| Totals | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ragans | 6 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 |
| M. Strahm (H 5) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.05 |
| N. Mears (L 1-1) | 1 .0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Valdez | 7 .0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 |
| W. Vest (W 1-2) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 |
| K. Jansen (S 3) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
Location Comerica Park
Temperature 71° Temperature
Attendance 16,655 attendance
Home Cory Blaser
1st Jansen Visconti
2nd Andy Fletcher
3rd Derek Thomas
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | KC Starter (IP) | DET Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, '25 | KC |
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DET -165 | u7.0 | M. Wacha (4.2) | T. Skubal (7.0) |
| Aug 30, '25 | KC |
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KC +105 | u9.0 | S. Kolek (6.0) | J. Flaherty (5.2) |
| Aug 29, '25 | KC |
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DET +101 | u9.0 | S. Lugo (3.1) | C. Paddack (3.2) |
| Aug 24, '25 | DET |
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KC +134 | o8.0 | S. Lugo (4.1) | J. Flaherty (5.0) |
| Aug 23, '25 | DET |
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DET -120 | u8.5 | M. Wacha (6.0) | C. Paddack (5.0) |
| Aug 22, '25 | DET |
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DET -153 | o8.5 | R. Bergert (5.2) | C. Mize (5.2) |
| Jun 01, '25 | KC |
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DET +142 | u8.5 | K. Bubic (7.0) | K. Montero (4.2) |
| May 31, '25 | KC |
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KC +164 | u8.0 | M. Wacha (7.0) | T. Skubal (7.0) |
| May 30, '25 | KC |
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DET -118 | o8.5 | S. Lugo (3.1) | C. Mize (3.1) |
| Apr 20, '25 | DET |
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KC +191 | P7.0 | M. Wacha (5.1) | T. Skubal (5.0) |
Last Meeting ( Aug 31, 2025 ) Detroit 5, Kansas City 0
The Detroit Tigers enjoyed a confidence-building weekend at home. They'll try to keep the good vibes going when they host Central Division rival Kansas City in a three-game series that begins on Tuesday.
The Tigers had lost five straight before the Miami Marlins headed north to Michigan for a three-game series. Detroit swept the series by a combined score of 16-3.
"Collectively, you know, the sum of our parts is pretty good," manager A.J. Hinch said. "Just because you lose a game or two doesn't mean it defines you. ... I trust this team and I believe in this team. It doesn't shock or surprise me. And I hope it doesn't shock or surprise anybody who follows us."
Most of their runs came via the long ball. Javier Baez hit a solo shot in the series opener. Riley Greene smashed his first home of the season, a three-run shot, on Saturday.
Dillon Dingler, Kevin McGonigle and Kerry Carpenter went deep in Sunday's 8-2 victory. It was the first career homer for rookie phenom McGonigle, who had three hits in the series finale to raise his average to .322.
"It meant everything," McGonigle said of the homer. "Especially doing it in front of this city. I love this place already and I'm looking forward to a long future here. I can't believe I was able to do that in front of them."
McGonigle forced his way onto the team with a stellar spring. Hinch has moved the 21-year-old shortstop to the top of the lineup.
"This is just who he is," Hinch said. "I like that he's settling into playing every day at this level. Things will normalize for him as the attention settles down."
Left-hander Framber Valdez (1-1, 4.76 ERA) will start the series opener for Detroit. Valdez gave up just one run in his first two outings, but he was lit up for eight runs and 10 hits in five innings at Minnesota in an 8-6 loss on Wednesday.
Valdez is 2-3 with a 3.29 ERA in nine career outings against Kansas City. He'll be opposed by Cole Ragans (0-3, 5.91), the first left-hander to start against the Tigers this season.
Ragans was removed in the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday after taking a Jose Ramirez liner off his left hand. He avoided a serious injury, as he was diagnosed with a left thumb contusion.
Ragans said he felt he could have stayed in the contest.
"One of those things where it's probably the right thing to do," Ragans said. "But I think all of us as competitors, we want to play every chance we get. Obviously aggravating for me, just because I felt so good prior to that, and then something like that happens."
Ragans is 3-2 with a 3.64 ERA in six career outings against Detroit.
Kansas City split a four-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox. The Royals lost the series finale on Sunday, 6-5. They had scored just seven runs in their previous five games.
The offense has yet to find a spark. They'll head to Detroit with a .221 team batting average.
Sluggers Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez are both hitting .153.
"I think just with both of them, they're expanding a little bit more than what they normally do," manager Matt Quatraro said.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Bubic | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 17, '26) | May 17, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Kris Bubic on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| M. Strahm | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( May 15, '26) | May 15, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Matt Strahm on the 15-day injured list with a right knee inflammation. | ||||
| C. Ragans | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list with elbow impingement. | ||||
| J. India | 2B | Ten Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 27, '26) | Apr 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Jonathan India on the 10-day injured list. The Royals announced Tuesday that India underwent season-ending surgery to repair the labrum in his left shoulder. | ||||
| J. McArthur | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 18, '26) | Apr 18, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP James McArthur from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| C. Estevez | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Foot( Mar 31, '26) | Mar 31, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Carlos Estévez on the 15-day injured list with left foot contusion. | ||||
| A. Marsh | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Alec Marsh on the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Smith | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Burch Smith on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| B. Hurter | RP | Day To Day - Back( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The Tigers announced that Hurter left Friday's (May 22) game with a lower back injury. | ||||
| T. Madden | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Arm( May 14, '26) | May 14, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Ty Madden on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| K. Carpenter | RF | Ten Day IL - AC Joint( May 09, '26) | May 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed OF Kerry Carpenter on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Verlander | SP | Sixty Day IL - Hip( May 09, '26) | May 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers transferred RHP Justin Verlander to the 60-day injured list with left hip inflammation. | ||||
| G. Torres | 2B | Ten Day IL - Oblique( May 05, '26) | May 05, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed INF Gleyber Torres on the 10-day injured list due to left oblique tightness. | ||||
| T. Skubal | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 03, '26) | May 03, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed LHP Tarik Skubal on the 15-day injured list due to loose bodies in left elbow. | ||||
| J. Baez | SS | Ten Day IL - Ankle( Apr 28, '26) | Apr 28, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed OF Javier Báez on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. | ||||
| B. Horn | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers transferred LHP Bailey Horn from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he continues his recovery from a left elbow arthroscopy. | ||||
| P. Meadows | CF | Sixty Day IL - Head/Arm( Apr 12, '26) | Apr 12, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers trasferred OF Parker Meadows to the 60-day injured list with a left radius fracture. | ||||
| T. Sweeney | SS | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 10, '26) | Apr 10, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers transferred INF Trey Sweeney to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. | ||||
| B. Brieske | RP | Sixty Day IL - Groin( Mar 22, '26) | Mar 22, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Beau Brieske on the 60-day injured list with left adductor strain. | ||||
| T. Melton | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 09, '26) | Mar 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Troy Melton on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| J. Jobe | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Jackson Jobe on the 60-day injured list due to recovering from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| R. Olson | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Reese Olson on the 60-day injured list after he underwent a right shoulder labral repair. | ||||
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Apr 08, '26
CLE 10 - KC 2
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L -136 | o7.0 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 27.0 | 0.0 |
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Apr 02, '26
KC 1 - MIN 5
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L -154 | u9.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 14.8 | 0.3 |
|
Mar 27, '26
ATL 6 - KC 0
|
L +118 | u7.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 22.5 | 1.0 |
|
Sep 28, '25
ATH 2 - KC 9
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W -137 | o9.0 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 16.6 | 0.7 |
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Sep 23, '25
LAA 4 - KC 8
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W -158 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 14.4 | 0.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 68.2 | 19.1 | 0.5 |
|
Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 18, '25
DET 7 - KC 3
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L -140 | o7.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 24.0 | 1.0 |
|
Sep 17, '24
KC 1 - DET 3
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L -153 | u8.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 15.0 | 3.5 |
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Aug 02, '24
DET 2 - KC 9
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W +105 | o7.0 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 17.1 | 1.5 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 99.3 | 18.7 | 2.0 |
|
Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 08, '26
MIN 8 - DET 6
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L -158 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 | 0.0 |
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Apr 03, '26
DET 4 - STL 0
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W -180 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 15.2 | 4.5 |
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Mar 27, '26
SD 2 - DET 5
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W +112 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 13.8 | 1.3 |
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Sep 25, '25
ATH 5 - HOU 11
|
W -110 | o9.5 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 13.1 | 10.0 |
|
Sep 20, '25
HOU 4 - SEA 6
|
L -102 | o7.5 | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 18.6 | 2.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 88.0 | 15.6 | 3.6 |
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 13, '25
HOU 2 - KC 1
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W -131 | u7.5 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 11.1 | 6.0 |
|
Apr 26, '25
KC 2 - HOU 0
|
L -129 | u8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 12.0 | 2.0 |
|
Aug 30, '24
HOU 3 - KC 2
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W -178 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 14.0 | 9.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 7.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 94.3 | 12.4 | 5.7 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.90 | .229 | .314 | 1.27 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 8.9 |
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3.66 | .229 | .318 | 1.31 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 7.8 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.13 | 2.92 | .216 | .289 | 1.14 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5.4 |
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4.32 | 3.90 | .242 | .313 | 1.28 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.80 | 5.47 | .249 | .348 | 1.49 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
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3.42 | 3.24 | .206 | .327 | 1.36 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 |