Game #59: Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals, Saturday May 31st, 2025, 4:10 Pm

[biggunsbob]

Wasted a great start by Skubal.

 

[biggunsbob]

Other then Keith and Torres. Not one hitter tried to go the other way. Maybe Dingler his last AB.

 

[gotime909]

He isn’t JV. And JV has spent the bulk of his last four years injured. Again, look at our hitting, not our pitching.

Ive already clearly blamed the offense.

Also JV is 100 years old. His age 28 season(skubal now) he went 251 innings. Skubal has never sniffed 200.

 

[Mitchrapp]

So Keith gets our only two hits. I’ll give him a weeks pass.

 

[biggunsbob]

If it were right down the middle, it would have made sense. Greene is the worst offender recently in terms of chasing.

Agree .

 

[nydo77]

Ive already clearly blamed the offense.

Also JV is 100 years old. His age 28 season(skubal now) he went 251 innings. Skubal has never sniffed 200.

Again, Skubal isn’t JV.

 

[Mitchrapp]

JV last couple years has stated pitchers don’t get stretched enough. I agree 100%.

 

[biggunsbob]

Need to strech skubal out. He had zero stressful pitches.

 

[kalinecountry]

It has become more specialized with all these relievers from the 5th or 6th inning on.

I said earlier that wacha pitched well against our Tigers before, even when he was with the cardinals and red sox.

 

[gotime909]

Again, Skubal isn’t JV.

After his last start our shitty local media kept comparing the 2. Drove me nuts

 

[gotime909]

Also, not bashing skubal. He's amazing.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-vs-royals/2025/05/31/777694/live/box

Boxscore.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-vs-royals/2025/05/31/777694/live/video

Video highlights.

Royals 1, Tigers 0: No offense but this game was a drag

A pitching duel ends in a Royals victory after they scratch out the game’s only run late.

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Royals 1 - Tigers 0: No offense but this game was a drag.
A pitching duel ends in a Royals victory after they scratch out the game’s only run late.
BYBTB

Royals outlast Skubal, Tigers in classic pitchers duel

The Kansas City Royals broke through in the bottom of the eighth inning off reliever Beau Brieske and ended the Tigers’ five-game winning streak, 1-0.

www.detroitnews.com

Royals outlast Skubal, Tigers in classic pitchers duel.
Detnews

Detroit Tigers waste Tarik Skubal gem in two-hit, 1-0 loss to Kansas City Royals

Detroit Tigers score: Tarik Skubal threw seven scoreless innings, but the Tigers managed just 1 hit while he was in and 2 hits overall in a 1-0 loss.

www.freep.com

Detroit Tigers waste Tarik Skubal gem in two-hit, 1-0 loss to Kansas City Royals.
Freep

Tarik Skubal dazzles again, but Tigers’ bats go quiet in loss to Royals

The Tigers managed only two hits, both by Colt Keith.

www.mlive.com

Tarik Skubal dazzles again, but Tigers’ bats go quiet in loss to Royals.
Mlive

 

[biggunsbob]

I worry the bats will go silent in the playoffs if we can hold and make the post Season.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I worry the bats will go silent in the playoffs if we can hold and make the post Season.

Last season the bats were terrible then they became hot in August onwards. I wouldn’t worry about it.

 

[biggunsbob]

We couldn’t put away Cleveland up 2 games to 1. I think in game four Bo coughed up that lead too. Thomas homer of i am remember it right. Hopefully we can grind these low scoring wins out of we make the playoffs.

 

[nydo77]

Twins just lost in the 11th inning.

 

[biggunsbob]

Minor League update May 31st, 2025.

Toledo Mudhens. (32-24)
Just keep winning. Beat Louisville 7-5 at home. 7th win in a row.
They are a 13-2 last 15 games.
Parker was 1-3 BB, 2 runs. Jones was 4 for 5 Hr and 5 RBIs. His Grand
Slam in the 7th turned a 5-3 game into 7-5 win.
Five pitchers 13 K’s and 2 BB. Seelinger’s clean inning allowed him to improve to 6-0. Win puts them a half a game out of the division lead.
Tied with 3 teams.

Box score

Gameday: Bats 5, Mud Hens 7 Final Score (05/31/2025)

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Erie Seawolves (33-17)
Bounced back after loss yesterday crushing Reading 11-1.
Liranzo got his average back over .200 going (2-4) hitting a homer.
Getting 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Alfonzo hit his first and had 4 RBIs.
three pitchers combined for the win. Cruz went 6 innings.
Still trail Akron by a game.
Box

Gameday: SeaWolves 11, Fightin Phils 1 Final Score (05/31/2025)

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West Michigan Whitecaps (35-15)
Beat Dayton for the fifth time in a row . The Caps have won 9 in a row.
Beating Dayton 7-4 Saturday .
Briceno hit another homer. #12. A grand slam in the top of the 9th to turn a 4-3 deficit into lead. This Kid is on fire. Clark sat. McGonigle was (2-4) he is hitting .469

Box

Gameday: Whitecaps 7, Dragons 4 Final Score (05/31/2025)

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Lakeland Flying Tigers (29-20)
The Flying Tigers split a doubleheader losing game one 8-1.
Winning game two 5-3. They hold a game in a half lead over Clearwater for the division after Today.

Game #1 Box
(Rainer had 2 hits) batting .297

Gameday: Flying Tigers 1, Marauders 8 Final Score (05/31/2025)

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Game #2 Box

Gameday: Flying Tigers 5, Marauders 3 Final Score (05/31/2025)

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[biggunsbob]

AL central Update May 31st, 2025
———————W-L—-GB
Detroit……………38-21………….(Lost 1 in a row) (Shutout 1-0 at KC).
Minnesota……..31-26…(-6)(Lost 1 in a row) (5-4 in 11 @ Seattle).
Cleveland………31-26…(-6)(Won 1 in a row)(7-5 Home win over LAA).
Kansas City……31-28..(-7)(Won 1 in a row) (1-0 at home over Detroit).
Chicago………….18-40.(-19.5)(Lost 2 in a row) (4-2 at O’s).

 

[kalinecountry]

Tarik Skubal over his last 2 starts : 16.0 IP - 0 ER - 20 Ks - 0 BB - 184 pitches
BEST IN THE GAME!!!

Josue Briceño hits a GRAND SLAM with two outs in the 9th and the Whitecaps take a 7-4 lead. They were down to their final out.

Last four games combined for Josue Briceño: 6 H, 8 R, 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI

Max Clark finishes a 7-pitch at-bat with a sharp single to center. He has reached base four times tonight (1B, 3BB).


Thayron Liranzo goes back to back after Carlos Mendoza went yard. It’s Erie’s third home run of the game.


Kevin McGonigle with his second single of the game, drives in the first run of the game for West Michigan.


Bryce Rainer pulls a single to right in his first at-bat of the day. Left his bat at 106.7 MPH.

 

[biggunsbob]

Jose Birceno at Dayton this week . Remember they play 6 game series to cut down on travel .
May 27th (1 for 2) Hr, 2 Runs, 2 RBIs, 1 BB…………………..(won 12-7)
May 28th (0 for 3) 1 run l , 1 Bb, 2 K’s…………………………….(won 5-4 in 10)
May 29th (4 for 4) 4 Runs, 5 RBIs, 3 homers, 1 2B….(Won 14-1)
May 30th off …McGonigle (4 for 5)………………………………(Won 13-2)
May 31st (1 for 4) Hr , 4 RBIs, run, BB, K…………………….Won 7-4)
So far (6 for 13) 5 homers , 1 double, 11 RBIs, 3 BB, 3 k’s


Kevin has 10 hits in the series batting 2nd.
May 27th (2–5) 2B
May 28th (2-4) BB , 2 runs l bb
May 29th off
May 30th (4-5) 3 runs, 4 RBIs, Hr, 2B, 1 bb
May 31st (2-4) 1 run , 1 rbi, 1 bb

He is 10 for 18 in the series so far.
1 hr, 2 doubles, 7 singles , 6 runs , 5 RBIs. 3 walks

Others are doing well too in the series.