MLB Recap · August 23, 2025

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap

KC2
Final
DET4

Line Score

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KC000101000281
DET00111001-491

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 62.6% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Spencer Torkelson Home Run
Bot 4th · off Michael Wacha
+12.1%
Bobby Witt Jr. Home Run
Top 6th · off Troy Melton
+12.1%
Andy Ibáñez Home Run
Bot 8th · off Sam Long
+12.0%
Nick Loftin Grounded Into DP
Top 7th · off Tyler Holton
-11.3%
Jake Rogers Single
Bot 5th · off Michael Wacha
+10.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Bobby Witt Jr.+25.0%+1.6 RE24
Jake Rogers+15.9%+1.4 RE24
Spencer Torkelson+12.1%+0.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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