Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T6 | Isaac Collins | Isaac Collins homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Massey scores. | KC 2, DET 0 |
| B7 | James Outman | James Outman homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Dillon Dingler scores. Kerry Carpenter scores. | KC 2, DET 3 |
| T8 | Josh Rojas | Josh Rojas singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman. Tyler Tolbert scores. | KC 3, DET 3 |
| B8 | Dillon Dingler | Dillon Dingler doubles (22) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Hao-Yu Lee scores. | KC 3, DET 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Randy Dobnak started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 0–0. Out of the bullpen, John Schreiber took the roughest line.
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Randy Dobnak
Starter
5.0
76
0
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Randy Dobnak threw
CSW 34% 1st-pitch strike 55% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 25 33% 0 9 1 8 7 Changeup 25 33% 6 1 7 8 3 Sweeper 20 26% 4 5 1 6 4 Four-Seam Fastball 4 5% 0 1 0 3 0 Slider 2 3% 0 0 1 1 0 - Matt Strahm Setup 1.0 17 0 1 HLD
- John Schreiber Middle 1.0 20 3 1 BS
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 29 1 1 L
Troy Melton started for Tigers, leaving with the game tied 0–0. Out of the bullpen, Drew Anderson took the roughest line.
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Troy Melton
Starter
5.0
90
2
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Troy Melton threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 79% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 26 29% 2 7 6 6 5 Four-Seam Fastball 23 26% 2 2 5 11 3 Slider 18 20% 4 2 4 3 5 Splitter 13 14% 2 2 3 4 2 Curveball 8 9% 0 3 1 4 0 Sinker 2 2% 0 0 1 1 0 - Tyler Holton Setup 1.2 26 0 0
- Jacob Waguespack Middle 0.1 4 0 0
- Drew Anderson Middle 1.0 18 1 1 W
- Drew Sommers Lefty 0.1 11 0 1 HLD
- Kyle Finnegan Setup 0.2 2 0 0 SV inherited 2, stranded 2
Where the game turned
- Dingler 2B (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | .310 | .433 | .743 | 2B |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .334 | .403 | .737 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .320 | .348 | .668 | |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .257 | .359 | .616 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .346 | .372 | .718 | HR (6) |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .280 | .388 | .668 | 2B |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .330 | .394 | .724 | |
| Andrew Velazquez SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .311 | .429 | .740 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McGonigle SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .388 | .422 | .810 | |
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .394 | .387 | .781 | |
| Hao-Yu Lee 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .294 | .402 | .696 | |
| Riley Greene DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .374 | .469 | .843 | |
| Dillon Dingler C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .339 | .537 | .876 | 2B |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .206 | .301 | .421 | .722 | |
| Zach McKinstry LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .274 | .298 | .572 | |
| James Outman CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .159 | .218 | .297 | .515 | HR (4) |
| Colt Keith 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .295 | .392 | .687 | |
| Kerry Carpenter RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .278 | .420 | .698 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Dobnak | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 1.42 | |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6.88 | HLD |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3.89 | BS |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4.75 | L |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Melton | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 1.95 | |
| Tyler Holton | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.93 | |
| Jacob Waguespack | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.23 | |
| Drew Anderson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4.25 | W |
| Drew Sommers | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4.38 | HLD |
| Kyle Finnegan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.36 | SV |
Manager comparison
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Season series: 2-2 with KC listed first across 4 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
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.