Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen grounds into a force out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Javier Báez. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Starling Marte to 3rd. Jonathan India out at 2nd. Carter Jensen to 1st. | KC 1, DET 0 |
| B8 | Kevin McGonigle | Kevin McGonigle walks. | KC 1, DET 1 |
| B8 | Dillon Dingler | Dillon Dingler doubles (2) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. | KC 1, DET 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Cole Ragans started for Royals, leaving with a 1–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Nick Mears took the roughest line.
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Cole Ragans
Starter
6.0
93
0
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what Cole Ragans threw
CSW 18% 1st-pitch strike 48% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 45 48% 1 5 13 19 7 Changeup 20 22% 2 2 4 8 4 Cutter 10 11% 2 2 1 4 1 Knuckle Curve 9 10% 0 3 3 2 1 Slider 9 10% 0 0 2 4 3 - Matt Strahm Setup 1.0 24 0 1 HLD
- Nick Mears Reliever 1.0 18 2 0 L
Framber Valdez started for Tigers, leaving trailing 0–1.
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Framber Valdez
Starter
7.0
87
1
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what Framber Valdez threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 51 59% 2 8 13 13 15 Curveball 27 31% 0 6 3 14 4 Changeup 8 9% 1 1 1 1 4 Slider 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0 - Will Vest Closer 1.0 13 0 3 W
- Kenley Jansen Reliever 1.0 15 0 0 SV
Where the game turned
- Dingler 2B (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .373 | .470 | .843 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .365 | .317 | .682 | |
| Lane Thomas LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .313 | .192 | .505 | SB |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .221 | .286 | .507 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .233 | .159 | .392 | |
| Starling Marte RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .555 | |
| Jonathan India 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .175 | .340 | .325 | .665 | |
| Carter Jensen DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .265 | .511 | .776 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .386 | .487 | .873 | |
| Tyler Tolbert LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .329 | .267 | .596 | |
| Colt Keith 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .368 | .463 | .831 | |
| Kevin McGonigle SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .311 | .417 | .492 | .909 | |
| Dillon Dingler C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .364 | .500 | .864 | 2B |
| Wenceel Pérez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | |
| Riley Greene LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .333 | .349 | .682 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .208 | .387 | .250 | .637 | |
| Javier Báez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .318 | .439 | .757 | |
| Zach McKinstry 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .250 | .317 | .567 | 2B |
| Matt Vierling CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .174 | .200 | .348 | .548 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 3.78 | |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4.05 | HLD |
| Nick Mears | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.70 | L |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 3.75 | |
| Will Vest | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6.75 | W |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.45 | SV |
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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.