Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
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Nido and Ibáñez homer in Tigers' 7-3 victory over Royals
Spencer Torkelson delivered a two-run double in the seventh for his AL-leading 13th extra-base hit for the Tigers.
Kansas City's Bobby Witt Jr. doubled in the first to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, scoring on Vinnie Pasquantino's double for a 1-0 lead.
Nido, who went 3 for 4, homered for the first time with the Tigers to tie it in the second. Ibáñez's solo shot leading off the fourth put them ahead for good.
Jobe (2-0) allowed one run on five hits.
Riley Greene and Trey Sweeney had RBI singles in a three-run fifth to chase Royals starter Cole Ragans (1-1), whose team record-tying streak of three straight starts with 10-plus strikeouts ended. Ragans gave up five runs on six hits in four innings, striking out eight for a major league-best 39.
Witt singled and scored on Pasquantino's single in the ninth off Kenta Maeda. Tommy Kahnle got the final two outs for his fourth save.
The Royals have lost five straight and are 1-7 so far on a 10-game road trip.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Waters lined out to right. |
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9th Inning | Biggio struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Massey walked, Pasquantino scored, Garcia to second, Perez to third. |
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9th Inning | Kahnle relieved Maeda |
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9th Inning | Garcia walked. |
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9th Inning | Perez to second on wild pitch by Maeda, Pasquantino to third on wild pitch by Maeda. |
Statistics
 KC |
 DET |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 12 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 6 | Walks | 3 |
| 1 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 7 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 35 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 28 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 2 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 175 | Pitches | 162 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 6.1 | Runs Created | 6.2 |
| .270 | Batting Average | .343 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .378 | Slugging Percentage | .486 |
| .324 | Secondary Average | .229 |
| .372 | On Base Percentage | .395 |
| .750 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .880 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 6.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.0 |
| 32.0 | Batter Rating | 45.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 35.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.98 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.26 |
| .108 | Isolated Power | .143 |
| 0.67 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.27 |
| .136 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .079 |
| .054 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.114 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 13.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
| 82.0 | MLB Rating | 93.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 25,754 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit |
- | 9 | L1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Cleveland |
0.5 | 9 | W3 | 0.5714286 | 12 |
| Kansas City |
4.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.39130434 | 9 |
 Minnesota |
6 | 15 | L3 | 0.3181818 | 7 |
 Chicago |
7.5 | 16 | W1 | 0.23809524 | 5 |