{"id":1989367,"date":"2025-08-31T07:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T07:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1989367"},"modified":"2025-08-31T07:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T07:02:14","slug":"detroit-tigers-fall-to-kansas-city-royals-3-1-to-even-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/detroit-tigers-fall-to-kansas-city-royals-3-1-to-even-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers fall to Kansas City Royals, 3-1, to even series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"85876312007\" title=\"Can Detroit Tigers get to 96 wins in 2025? Here's what it would take\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/26\/PDTF\/85826978007-usatsi-26928210.jpg?crop=3617,2035,x0,y188\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Can Detroit Tigers get to 96 wins in 2025? Here&#8217;s what it would take<\/p>\n<p>On &#8220;Days of Roar,&#8221; Evan Petzold and Chris Brown break down what&#8217;s going right for the Detroit Tigers in the past month, plus if 96 wins is achievable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Detroit Tigers lost to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, on Saturday night.<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning on a two-run homer for the Royals.<\/li>\n<li>Jack Flaherty allowed just one run in 5\u2154 innings in his start for the Tigers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, MO \u2014\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city-royals\/231\" data-autotag=\"4e385f64-3a66-4395-b052-9f6495f4718b\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> superstar Bobby Witt Jr. climbed the ladder to attack a four-seam fastball from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/tigers\/\">Detroit Tigers<\/a> left-handed reliever Tyler Holton at the top of the strike zone, doing so with a runner on first base and one out in the eighth inning.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The result?<\/p>\n<p>A two-run home run.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers lost, 3-1, to the Royals on Saturday, Aug. 30, in the second of three games in the series at Kauffman Stadium. The go-ahead swing from Witt marked his 20th homer in 134 games, giving him at least 20 in each season of his four-year MLB career.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers (79-58) have lost five of six games.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/31\/PDTF\/85916155007-usatsi-26969858.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/31\/PDTF\/85916155007-usatsi-26969858.jpg?crop=4107,3080,x514,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/31\/PDTF\/85916155007-usatsi-26969858.jpg?crop=2311,3080,x1617,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/31\/PDTF\/85916155007-usatsi-26969858.jpg?crop=4621,2600,x0,y240 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"William Purnell-Imagn Images\" caption=\"Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) rounds the bases during the eighth inning after hitting a home run against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">OH, THAT BULLPEN: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/tigers\/2025\/08\/30\/kyle-finnegan-multi-inning-reliever-for-detroit-tigers-after-trade\/85913837007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Splitter-heavy Kyle Finnegan of Detroit Tigers becomes multi-inning reliever after trade<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The momentum built in favor of Witt&#8217;s clutch home run when Holton walked pinch-hitter Tyler Tolbert on seven pitches. He missed with the sixth and seventh pitches in two-strike counts, issuing a free pass to the speedster.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Two pitches later, Witt changed the game by hitting Holton&#8217;s fastball to center field for a 427-foot home run.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Holton has surrendered 14 home runs in 65\u2154 innings \u2014 approximately once every 4\u2154 innings. From 2023-24, he gave up just 16 home runs in 179\u2154 innings \u2014 once every 11 innings. As a result, Holton&#8217;s ERA, which sat at 2.15 over that two-year span, is at 3.84 this season.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"marker\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tigers125.pictorialbook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noreferrer noopener\">Celebrate 125 seasons of the Tigers with our new book!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before the bad ending, right-hander reliever Tommy Kahnle turned in his fourth consecutive scoreless appearance, spanning 4\u2153 innings. More notably, Kahnle pitched in his first key situation in a long time. (Before this stretch, Kahnle had allowed 22 runs over 13\u2153 innings in 17 games.)<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>In Saturday&#8217;s game, Kahnle entered in a 1-1 tie with a runner on first base and two outs in the sixth inning. He struck out Maikel Garcia on four changeups in a row to end the inning.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>He then returned for a scoreless seventh inning.<\/p>\n<p>Kahnle, who registered a 1.35 ERA in his first 32 games, has been working toward regaining the Tigers&#8217; trust in high-leverage situations, with Saturday&#8217;s performance serving as an important step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/31\/PDTF\/85916156007-usatsi-26969857.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/31\/PDTF\/85916156007-usatsi-26969857.jpg?crop=5333,3999,x600,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/31\/PDTF\/85916156007-usatsi-26969857.jpg?crop=3000,3999,x1800,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/31\/PDTF\/85916156007-usatsi-26969857.jpg?crop=5999,3375,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"William Purnell-Imagn Images\" caption=\"Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Holton (87) pitches during the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><em><strong>[ MUST LISTEN:<\/strong>\u00a0Make\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/days-of-roar-a-free-press-sports-detroit-tigers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Days of Roar&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0your go-to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/detroit-tigers\/230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Detroit Tigers<\/a>\u00a0podcast, available anywhere you listen to podcasts (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/days-of-roar-a-free-press-sports-detroit-tigers-podcast\/id1674627945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7hWybDP3lhBSo9HFkSshac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>)\u00a0<strong>]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Jack Flaherty starts<\/h2>\n<p>Right-hander Jack Flaherty allowed one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts across 5\u2154 innings, throwing 101 pitches. The 29-year-old surrendered the lone run in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n<p>In the fourth, Garcia smacked a solo home run on Flaherty&#8217;s curveball at the bottom of the strike zone.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The homer tied the game, 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Garcia&#8217;s swing, Flaherty limited damage despite more hard contact and fewer whiffs compared to what usually happens during his starts.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the data: Flaherty generated just six whiffs on 42 swings for a 14.3% whiff rate (worse than his average 28.6% whiff rate) and allowed a 94.8 mph average exit velocity on 15 balls in play (worse than his average 92.8 mph exit velocity).<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Flaherty owns a 4.74 ERA in 27 starts.<\/p>\n<p>For his six starts in August, Flaherty limited opposing teams to one run or fewer in three starts: Aug. 1 against the Philadelphia Phillies (one run), Aug. 18 against the Houston Astros (zero runs) and Aug. 30 against the Royals (one run).<\/p>\n<p>Facing the Royals, Flaherty stranded two runners in the first inning by inducing an inning-ending double. Catcher Dillon Dingler helped Flaherty by throwing out a runner trying to steal second base for the second out in the fifth inning.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"85896820007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Gleyber Torres strikes first<\/h2>\n<p>The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the third inning.<\/p>\n<p>Back-to-back singles from Dingler and Trey Sweeney set the table for Gleyber Torres with runners on the corners and two outs against right-hander Stephen Kolek. Torres snuck a ground ball through the infield for an RBI single.<\/p>\n<p>With Kolek on the mound, the Tigers went three up, three down in the first, second, fourth and sixth innings. In the fifth, Dingler provided a leadoff single, but the next three batters stranded him.<\/p>\n<p>Kolek \u2014\u00a0who mixed six different pitch types \u2014 allowed one run on four hits and zero walks with three strikeouts across six innings, throwing 71 pitches.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact Evan Petzold at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:epetzold@freepress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">epetzold@freepress.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow him\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EvanPetzold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@EvanPetzold<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><em>Listen to our weekly Tigers show\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/days-of-roar-a-free-press-sports-detroit-tigers\/a-j-hinch-joins-days-of-roar-to-talk-detroit-tiger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Days of Roar&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0every Monday afternoon on\u00a0Apple,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0or wherever you listen to podcasts.\u00a0And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/podcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">freep.com\/podcasts<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-08-31 01:55:27 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-08-31 03:19:13 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.freep.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Detroit Tigers get to 96 wins in 2025? 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