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Tigers at RoyalsDetroit
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Kansas City
Royals
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atTigers at RoyalsLoftin powered the Royals past the Tigers, going 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs while Kansas City piled up 12 hits to Detroit's 10. Pasquantino's fifth-inning double brought Loftin home for the go-ahead run and the Royals never let it slip. Kansas City takes the season series 7-6 and climbs to 58-74, while the Tigers drop to 61-69.
Pasquantino doubled to center in the fifth, scoring Loftin for the go-ahead run in an 11-7 Royals win over the Tigers.
Loftin led the way for Kansas City, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.
The Royals held the edge in hits, 12 to Detroit's 10, and improved to 58-74 while the Tigers fell to 61-69.
The Royals sit 5th in the AL Central, 11½ games back, coming off a loss, 9-1 over their last 10. The Tigers sit 4th in the AL Central, 8 games back, coming off a loss, 2-8 over their last 10.
The Royals are up next at Blue Jays (Aug 27), then at Guardians. The Tigers are up next home vs Dodgers (Aug 28-30).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Royals to winHit
DET -1.5 · 96%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DETDetroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| KCKansas City Royals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gleyber Torres | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .261 | .368 | .384 |
 Hao-Yu Lee | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .281 | .321 | .439 |
 Kevin McGonigle | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .283 | .385 | .430 |
 Eduardo Valencia | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .333 | .353 | .697 |
 Spencer Torkelson | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .221 | .315 | .405 |
 Colt Keith | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .268 | .326 | .419 |
 Corey Julks | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .500 |
| Brett Callahan | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .278 | .350 | .611 |
 Ben Malgeri | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .234 | .359 | .406 |
 Max Clark | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .253 | .314 | .380 |
 Javier Baez | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .259 | .287 | .364 |
 Zach McKinstry | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .224 | .308 | .329 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacob Waguespack | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-14 | 2.48 | 30 |
 Ty Madden | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33-20 | 3.46 | 33 |
| Andrew Sears | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 74-45 | 11.25 | 74 |
 Kyle Finnegan | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 3.38 | 24 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | KC 100.0 | 0.4 | |
| T9 | KC 99.6 | 0.3 | |
| T9 | KC 99.9 | 0.5 | |
| T9 | KC 99.4 | 0.9 | |
| B8 | KC 98.5 | 0.3 | |
| B8 | KC 98.8 | 0.1 | |
| B8 | KC 98.7 | 1.6 | |
| B8 | KC 96.9 | 3.3 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
