MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/24/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2535 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (60-71) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 8 0
Detroit Tigers (84-48) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 9 0
Tigers Earn Win with Late Rally
The Detroit Tigers downed the Kansas City Royals, 5-4, at Comerica Park. Matt McLain led the way, going 2-for-3 for Detroit. Detroit improves to 84-48 with the win. They lead their division by 15 games.

The decisive blow was delivered by Randy Arozarena in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off fireballing right-hander Ryan Helsley to win the game for Detroit. The home crowd went nuts.

"This place went bonkers at the end," Arozarena said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234 17 51
D. Hamilton SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 4 25
   a-J. Merrill SS 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .262 27 86
J. Realmuto C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .257 10 39
D. Varsho CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 15 53
K. Manzardo 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .214 10 23
J. Kelenic DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .218 8 23
J. Berti 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .224 2 19
I. Johnson 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .333 0 2
N. Eaton LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .148 1 2
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 9 12      
a - J. Merrill substituted for D. Hamilton in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Realmuto (23, 6th Inning off T. Bibee, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Johnson (1, 7th Inning off G. Santos, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Johnson (1, 6th Inning off T. Bibee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Merrill , J. Realmuto 2 , K. Manzardo 3 , J. Kelenic , I. Johnson 5
2-out RBI: J. Merrill , J. Realmuto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , D. Varsho 2 , I. Johnson
GIDP: J. Kelenic
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Merrill (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .257 24 63
L. Taveras CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 18 71
D. Waters RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .276 20 68
C. Correa SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .234 16 66
M. McLain 2B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .253 14 59
B. Marsh LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .213 8 39
M. Vargas 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .273 4 8
A. Kirk C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 9 43
   a-M. Viloria PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 3 14
O. Arcia 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .276 4 18
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 11      
a - M. Viloria pinch hit for A. Kirk in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Marsh (13, 4th Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Arozarena (27, 9th Inning off R. Helsley, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Correa (16, 2nd Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. McLain (14, 6th Inning off C. Poteet, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Vargas (4, 9th Inning off R. Helsley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Arozarena 2 , D. Waters , C. Correa 4 , M. McLain 5 , B. Marsh 3 , M. Vargas 4 , O. Arcia
2-out RBI: M. McLain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Waters , B. Marsh , M. Vargas , A. Kirk
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Arozarena (11) , B. Marsh (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McLain-Correa-Vargas, Garcia-Vargas)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Dollard 5.1 3 2 2 2 7 1 86 4.85   
C. Poteet BS (7) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 32 4.19   
S. Barlow H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 2.83   
R. Helsley L (1-4), BS (3) 0.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 19 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Dollard 59
Batters Faced: T. Dollard 21, C. Poteet 7, S. Barlow 5, R. Helsley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Dollard 4-5, C. Poteet 0-4, S. Barlow 1-2, R. Helsley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Dollard 86-54, C. Poteet 32-22, S. Barlow 20-11, R. Helsley 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Poteet 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bibee 6.1 5 3 3 1 7 0 101 3.26   
G. Santos BS (5) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 17 3.49   
D. Lee 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.16   
Y. Garcia W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bibee 57
Batters Faced: T. Bibee 24, G. Santos 4, D. Lee 4, Y. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bibee 3-8, G. Santos 0-2, D. Lee 0-2, Y. Garcia 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bibee 101-66, G. Santos 17-9, D. Lee 16-9, Y. Garcia 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Santos 1-1 , Y. Garcia 1-0
WP: T. Bibee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt McLain
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:40 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 41380
Special Notes: 2B David Hamilton was injured in a collision at a base.
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