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Game #138: Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals, Sunday August 31st, 2025, 2:10 Pm

Can we start magic number watching now that it’ll be September tomorrow?

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Skubal's usual dominance raises Tigers' division lead as August closes.
Tigers official site

Boxscore.

Video highlights.

Tigers 5 - Royals 0: Better together.
Jake Rogers and Tarik Skubal team up to take down KC.
BYBTB

Tarik Skubal, Jake Rogers star as Tigers rack up get-right win vs. Royals.
Detnews

Tarik Skubal, Jake Rogers work together, lead Detroit Tigers to 5-0 win over Royals.
Freep

Jake Rogers’ triple, Tarik Skubal’s gem lift Tigers to series win over Royals.
Mlive
 
Wenceel Perez’s improvement vs LHP this year has been big.
Small samples: 2021 - .695 OPS, 1HR in 111 PA 2022 - .868 OPS, 2HR in 77 PA
2023 - .514 OPS, 0HR in 125 PA 2024 - .594 OPS, 1HR in 96 PA
2025 - .933 OPS, 3HR in 73 PA.

19 y/o SP Kelvis Salcedo is one to watch in the Detroit Tigers organization for 2026. Started the year in the FCL: 45.1 IP, 1.99 ERA, 30.8 K%, 11.0 BB%, .146 BAA
Got promoted to Lakeland and continues to impress: 20.1 IP, 1.77 ERA, 36.1 K%, 8.3 BB%, .108 BAA Up to 97MPH today.

With his scoreless inning today, RHP Kyle Finnegan has gone the entire month of August without an earned run. 14.1 IP 4 SV 3 H 3 BB 0 ER 19 K.
 
Minor League update, Sunday, August 31st, 2025
Toledo Mudhens (74-58) (35-22)(1st, 2nd half)(2 up)(5th 1st half)
Won 2-1 Final. Trailing 1-0 heading to the bottom of the 9th the
Mudhens scratched out 2 runs to walk the game off. Cruz singled in the first run and Neman the 2nd run.
Meadows 3 at bats and 3 K’s , Four pitchers pitched decent .
Mattison go the win.

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Erie Seawolves (75-51) (30-27) 3rd 2nd half. (Won first half)
Erie won 6th game in a row 4-2 Final.
McGonigle hit his 9th homer in the first inning . Clark’s average is down to .244. He is struggling recently. Three pitchers 11 K’s, and
4 Bb.



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West Michigan Whitecaps (87-38) (43-17) 1st 2nd half( won first half)
Beat (69-55) Great Lakes 7-2 Final. Won series 4-2.

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Lakeland Flying Tigers (71-51) (33-25) 1st, 2nd half (won first half
Lost 3-1 to St Lucie (75-50) who win the series 4-2.

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AL Central update Sunday August 31st, 2025.

———————————-Record——-Last 10
Tigers…………Won …………..(80-58)……………….(5-5)
Royals….…….Lost…………..…(70-67 (9.5)……….(5-5)
Guardians..Lost……………..(68-67)(10.5)…….(4-6)
Twins………….Won…………….(62-74) (17)……….(4-6)
White Sox…Won……………(49-88) (30.5)…..(4-6)

Tigers have Won 1 in a row.
Royals have Lost 1 in a row.
Guardians have Lost 1 in a row.
Twins have Won 1 in a row.
White Sox have Won 1 in a row.
 
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