MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
10/02/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 14954 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 5 7 0
Detroit Tigers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Kansas City Moves on to League Divisional Series
It's a sweet sweep for the Kansas City Royals and they have won the Wildcard Series. The Detroit Tigers were not able to keep pace with the Royals and dropped the series in short order, losing, 5-4, in the deciding game.

"This wasn't really the effort we hoped for," said Detroit manager Robert Carson.

It's now on to the League Divisional Series for Kansas City after their 2-0 series win.

Leading the way for the winners was third baseman Camil Groza, who was named MVP. For the series, Groza hit .400 with a .333 on-base percentage. He had 0 home runs, drove in 3 RBI and scored 0 runs.

The Kansas City Royals will play against the Boston Red Sox in the next round. Boston won their series against the Seattle Mariners 2 games to 0. The League Divisional Series is scheduled to begin on October 3rd , 2025.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. García RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .286 0 0
F. Wall DH 4 2 1 1 0 2 2 .167 1 1
J. Washington 1B 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 .125 0 2
H. Masson LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .167 0 0
J. Martínez CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
C. Groza 3B 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 .400 0 3
R. Mondesi 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .125 0 0
W. Rodriguez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   a-E. Medina PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Núñez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 0 1
Totals 36 5 7 5 5 9 21      
a - E. Medina pinch hit for W. Rodriguez in the 9th
b - S. Núñez substituted for E. Medina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Rodriguez (1, 5th Inning off S. Ladnier, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Groza (1, 6th Inning off T. Mendoza, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Wall (1, 8th Inning off C. Adkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. García , F. Wall 4 , H. Masson , C. Groza 3 , R. Mondesi , W. Rodriguez 2
2-out RBI: C. Groza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. García , H. Masson , R. Mondesi 2
Sac Fly: C. Groza
Hit by Pitch: F. Wall
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. García 2 (2)
CS: W. Rodriguez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mondesi-Rodriguez-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Arcia 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
A. Peña DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .222 0 1
J. Navarro 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .375 0 0
   c-D. Jackson 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
R. González RF, LF 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .250 0 0
T. Johnson LF 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 .400 0 3
   a-J. Almonte RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Bradley 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .000 0 0
J. Cortez C 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 .000 0 1
   b-D. Fisher C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Valera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
L. Guillorme SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 0
J. Sala CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4 5 1 24      
a - J. Almonte substituted for T. Johnson in the 7th
b - D. Fisher substituted for J. Cortez in the 7th
c - D. Jackson substituted for J. Navarro in the 8th
d - B. Valera pinch hit for D. Fisher in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Arcia (1, 1st Inning off K. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. González (1, 3rd Inning off K. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Navarro (2, 5th Inning off K. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Arcia 3 , A. Peña , J. Navarro 3 , D. Jackson , R. González 2 , T. Johnson , J. Sala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cortez , B. Valera , L. Guillorme 2
GIDP: T. Johnson
Sac Fly: J. Cortez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Navarro
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Walker 6.1 7 4 4 4 1 0 94 5.68   
G. Llanes 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
K. Giles W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 0.00   
R. Richey SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 40
Batters Faced: K. Walker 29, G. Llanes 5, K. Giles 6, R. Richey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 6-11, G. Llanes 3-2, K. Giles 0-3, R. Richey 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 94-59, G. Llanes 16-11, K. Giles 26-16, R. Richey 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Richey 2-0
WP: K. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ladnier 5.1 4 3 1 2 5 0 94 1.69   
T. Mendoza H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
C. Adkins L (0-1), BS (1) 3.0 2 2 2 3 3 1 48 6.00   
J. Carroll 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ladnier 55
Batters Faced: S. Ladnier 22, T. Mendoza 5, C. Adkins 15, J. Carroll 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ladnier 3-7, T. Mendoza 2-1, C. Adkins 2-4, J. Carroll 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ladnier 94-59, T. Mendoza 14-10, C. Adkins 48-28, J. Carroll 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mendoza 2-2 , J. Carroll 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Adkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stu Ladnier
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 44561
Special Notes: SP Tomás Mendoza was injured while pitching.
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