Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

May 26, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	6	1	5
MIN	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	0	12

loss:

T. Duffeywin: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Staumontsave: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Barlow

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- The script looked all too familiar in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday night at Target Field. The Royals had a one-run lead, but reliever Joel Payamps entered and promptly allowed three consecutive singles to load the bases with no outs. It looked like they were on...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

2
Ryan Jeffers singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Luis Arraez scores. Jose Miranda to 2nd. [1 run]
01
4
Gilberto Celestino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Jose Miranda scores. [1 run]
02
8
Whit Merrifield doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Dairon Blanco scores. [2 runs]
22
8
Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Whit Merrifield scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. [1 run]
32

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.222
2Andrew BenintendiLF	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.329
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.223
4Hunter DozierDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.265
5MJ MelendezC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.246
6Carlos Santana1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.160
7Emmanuel Rivera3B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.224
8Nicky Lopez2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.201
9Brewer HicklenCF	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000
Ryan O'HearnPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
Dairon BlancoPR-CF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286

TOTAL	6	32	3	3	7	3	0	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	5.1	7	2	2	6	2	94	3.92
Collin SniderRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	6	5.29
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	13	4.08
Joel PayampsRHP	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	10	1.31
Scott BarlowRHP	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	41	1.71
TOTAL	9.0	12	2	2	10	2	164	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	1	5	0	0	1	0	3	.202
2Carlos CorreaSS	2	5	0	0	2	0	1	.280
3Kyle GarlickLF	1	3	0	0	2	0	2	.278
Trevor LarnachLF	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	.288
4Gary SanchezC	2	5	0	0	0	0	3	.216
5Gio Urshela3B	1	4	0	0	1	1	4	.254
6Luis Arraez2B	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	.347
7Jose Miranda1B	2	4	1	0	1	0	4	.164
8Ryan JeffersDH	1	3	0	1	1	0	2	.204
Nick GordonPH-DH	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	.247
9Gilberto CelestinoRF	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	.324
Max KeplerPH-RF	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	.245
TOTAL	12	39	2	2	10	2	30	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Devin SmeltzerLHP	7.0	2	0	0	6	1	0	80	1.04
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	31	4.91
Yennier CanoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	12.15


TOTAL	9.0	6	3	3	7	3	0	127	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton.
00
FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to second baseman Luis Arraez. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier called out on strikes. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Byron Buxton called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Carlos Correa called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Kyle Garlick singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield.
00
GROUNDOUT — Gary Sanchez grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

3Runs2

6Hits12

1Errors0

.188Batting Avg.308

32At Bats39

2Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In2

3Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts10

5Left on Base12

8Total Bases13

Game Details

Thursday, May 26, 2022 · 7:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,657 (45.8%)

weather: 61 degrees, cloudy