Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals
· Major League Baseball
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Skubal strikes out 12 in possible home finale as Tigers beat Royals 2-1
The subject of trade rumors as he approaches free agency, the two-time defending AL Cy Young winner pitched out of a seventh-inning jam before walking off the mound to a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd of 40,638.
Skubal returned for the eighth inning with 89 pitches, but was replaced by Brenan Hanifee after retiring Carter Jensen. He left to another ovation, having given up four hits and two walks in his 61st win for the Tigers.
Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 12th save as the Tigers (50-54) improved to 28-16 since June 1. They are four wins away from reaching .500 for the first time since May 4.
Detroit scored twice in the first off Royals opener Beck Way (1-1), but Noah Cameron followed with seven shutout innings.
Way struggled in the first, allowing a pair of singles before hitting Dillon Dingler to load the bases. Riley Greene hit a long fly to left, but Isaac Collins reached above the fence to steal a grand slam. Colt Keith scored on the play, and Hao-Yu Lee made it 2-0 with an RBI single.
The Royals got two runners to start the third, and Tyler Tolbert bunted them to second and third. Skubal, though, struck out Carter Jensen and Lane Thomas to end the inning.
Skubal almost repeated the feat in the fourth, striking out Vinnie Pasquantino with one out and a runner on third, but Nick Loftin made it 2-1 with an RBI double to left.
A two-out double by Michael Massey gave the Royals on second and third with two out in the seventh, but Tolbert flew out to end the inning.
Salvador Perez, who needs one homer to break George Brett's franchise record of 317, couldn't make it happen on the 43rd anniversary of Brett's Pine Tar Game homer against the New York Yankees.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Thomas struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Marte struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Marte hit for Díaz |
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9th Inning | Caglianone popped out to third. |
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9th Inning | Jansen relieved Finnegan |
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9th Inning | Torkelson struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 DET |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 7 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 36 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 23 | Runners Left On Base | 19 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 2 |
| 19 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 190 | Pitches | 120 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 3 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 6.4 | Runs Created | 2.7 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .250 |
| .333 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .472 | Slugging Percentage | .313 |
| .389 | Secondary Average | .156 |
| .372 | On Base Percentage | .306 |
| .844 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .618 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 6.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.7 |
| 44.5 | Batter Rating | 24.0 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.42 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.33 |
| .222 | Isolated Power | .063 |
| 0.78 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
| .163 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .083 |
| .139 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.094 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 89.5 | MLB Rating | 76.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 17,295 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 55 | 51 | .519 | - | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 55 | 54 | .505 | 1.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 54 | 54 | .500 | 2 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 51 | 57 | .472 | 5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 45 | 63 | .417 | 11 | L1 |