MLB Recap · August 22, 2025

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap

KC5
Final
DET7

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC0030000025111
DET00100240-7121

The Story

AI recap unavailable for archived games. The final score, win-probability story, biggest plays, and top performers are all shown below.

Win Probability

755025KC bats firstFinalDET win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 61.9% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Riley Greene Home Run
Bot 6th · off Angel Zerpa
+27.1%
Javier Báez Single
Bot 7th · off Bailey Falter
+20.9%
Salvador Perez Double
Top 3rd · off Casey Mize
+17.5%
Bobby Witt Jr. Grounded Into DP
Top 7th · off Kyle Finnegan
-15.0%
Bobby Witt Jr. Single
Top 3rd · off Casey Mize
+12.6%

Top Batters by WPA

Riley Greene+27.5%+1.9 RE24
Salvador Perez+22.8%+1.9 RE24
Zach McKinstry+17.9%+1.4 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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