Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals
· Major League Baseball
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Tarik Skubal's dominant outing and the Tigers' big fifth inning result in a 5-0 win over the Royals
Skubal (12-4) struck out four and walked one while bouncing back from his first loss in more than six weeks. Jake Rogers drove in two runs for Detroit, while Colt Keith and Gleyber Torres also drove in runs.
It was a crucial game between AL Central rivals. The Tigers began the day with a half-game lead over East-leading Toronto for the best record in the American League, while Kansas City had climbed within two games of Seattle in the wild-card race.
Wacha (8-11) was matching Skubal into the fifth, allowing a single baserunner while striking out four. But things suddenly went awry, beginning with a leadoff walk to Spencer Torkelson and a one-out single by Zach McKinstry.
Rogers followed with a fly ball that center fielder Tyler Tolbert badly misplayed, resulting in a two-run triple. Keith added a line drive that found a gap for a two-run double, and Torres a grounder that got through the infield to make it 4-0.
Wacha left after 4 2/3 innings. He was charged with four runs and four hits and a walk.
RHP Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.62) starts the opener of a three-game set against the Angels on Tuesday night.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Frazier struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Frazier hit for Grichuk |
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9th Inning | Perez grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Pasquantino flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Montero relieved Finnegan |
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9th Inning | Greene grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Carpenter out at second. |
Statistics
 DET |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 0 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 30 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 167 | Pitches | 111 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 4.6 | Runs Created | 0.3 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .133 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .371 | Slugging Percentage | .200 |
| .200 | Secondary Average | .133 |
| .350 | On Base Percentage | .188 |
| .721 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .388 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 4.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.3 |
| 33.5 | Batter Rating | 8.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.18 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.47 |
| .114 | Isolated Power | .067 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .075 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .063 |
| -.057 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 9.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 82.5 | MLB Rating | 61.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 23,689 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit |
- | 60 | W1 | 0.5744681 | 81 |
| Kansas City |
9.5 | 68 | L2 | 0.5072464 | 70 |
 Cleveland |
11 | 69 | L3 | 0.49635038 | 68 |
 Minnesota |
17.5 | 76 | L2 | 0.44927537 | 62 |
 Chicago |
29 | 88 | W3 | 0.36690646 | 51 |