Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
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Spencer Torkelson homers to help the Tigers beat the Royals 4-2 for 5th straight win
The teams entered the game with the best records in the American League in August. Detroit has won nine of its last 10 games.
Chris Paddack (5-11) picked up his second win as a Tiger, allowing one run in five innings.
Michael Wacha (8-10) had his four-start winning streak snapped, giving up three runs on eight hits in six innings.
The Tigers took the lead on Jake Rogers' RBI double in the third, but Vinnie Pasquatino doubled home Bobby Witt Jr. in the fourth.
Torkelson hit his 27th homer to make it 2-1 in the fourth, and Rogers gave Detroit a two-run lead with an RBI single in the fifth.
Witt, though, homered off Tigers reliever Troy Melton in the sixth to pull the Royals to 3-2.
Witt singled with one out in the eighth, took second on Riley Greene's error and moved to third on Pasquatino's grounder back to the mound. A.J. Hinch brought in Will Vest, who struck out Maikel Garcia to end the inning.
Andy Ibáñez made it 4-2 with a pinch-hit homer in the eighth. Vest finished for his 19th save.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | India flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Frazier grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Perez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Pérez in right field. |
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9th Inning | Ibáñez at third base. |
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8th Inning | Greene grounded out to shortstop. |
Statistics
 KC |
 DET |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 5 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 4 |
| 3 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 30 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 19 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 117 | Pitches | 144 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 16 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 2.5 | Runs Created | 4.7 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .300 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .375 | Slugging Percentage | .533 |
| .188 | Secondary Average | .300 |
| .294 | On Base Percentage | .344 |
| .669 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .877 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 2.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.5 |
| 21.0 | Batter Rating | 33.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.44 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.50 |
| .125 | Isolated Power | .233 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .059 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .063 |
| -.063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 76.3 | MLB Rating | 85.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 37,709 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit |
82 | 62 | .569 | - | L1 |
 Cleveland |
73 | 70 | .510 | 8.5 | W4 |
| Kansas City |
73 | 71 | .507 | 9 | L2 |
 Minnesota |
64 | 80 | .444 | 18 | W2 |
 Chicago |
55 | 89 | .382 | 27 | W1 |