Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

May 27, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	7	13	1	11
MIN	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	-	10	15	1	13

loss:

B. Kellerwin: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Megillsave: Minnesota Twins logo

E. Pagan

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- This isn’t the offensive environment of 2019 anymore. That’s what the numbers bear out, with MLB as a whole having entered Friday with the lowest cumulative batting average since the “year of the pitcher” in 1968, and averaging three-tenths of a run fewer per game than a year...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Jorge Polanco homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Arraez scores. [2 runs]
02
1
Gio Urshela singles on a line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield, deflected by second baseman Nicky Lopez. Gary Sanchez scores. Trevor Larnach to 3rd. [1 run]
03
1
Nick Gordon singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Trevor Larnach scores. Gio Urshela to 2nd. [1 run]
04
3
Bobby Witt Jr. triples (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Nick Gordon. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield scores. [2 runs]
24
3
Hunter Dozier singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
34
4
Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to center fielder Nick Gordon. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Emmanuel Rivera to 3rd. [1 run]
44
4
Carlos Correa homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
45
4
Trevor Larnach out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Jorge Polanco scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
46
7
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (6) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run]
56
8
Gio Urshela singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield, deflected by second baseman Nicky Lopez. Max Kepler scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd. [1 run]
57
8
Nick Gordon doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Trevor Larnach scores. Gio Urshela scores. [2 runs]
59
8
Luis Arraez singles on a line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Nick Gordon scores. Ryan Jeffers to 2nd. [1 run]
510
9
MJ Melendez homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
610
9
Emmanuel Rivera doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Nick Gordon. Ryan O'Hearn scores. [1 run]
710

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldCF	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.222
2Andrew BenintendiLF	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	6	.321
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	5	2	3	0	0	1	5	.235
4Hunter DozierRF	1	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	.265
5MJ MelendezC	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	.246
6Carlos Santana1B	1	4	0	0	2	1	0	2	.164
7Ryan O'HearnDH	1	4	2	0	2	1	0	2	.196
8Emmanuel Rivera3B	2	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	.242
9Nicky Lopez2B	3	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.217
TOTAL	13	37	7	7	10	8	2	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	4.0	11	6	6	3	3	2	85	3.95
Gabe SpeierLHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	2.55
Dylan ColemanRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	3.86
Collin SniderRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	5.00
Joel PayampsRHP	0.2	3	4	4	0	2	0	26	2.95
Matt PeacockRHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.86


TOTAL	8.0	15	10	10	4	7	2	160	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez1B	2	5	1	1	1	1	0	3	.349
2Carlos CorreaSS	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	5	.277
3Jorge Polanco2B	2	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	.237
4Max KeplerRF	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250
5Gary SanchezDH	3	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.231
6Trevor LarnachLF	0	1	2	1	0	3	0	0	.284
7Gio Urshela3B	3	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	.267
8Nick GordonCF	2	4	1	3	0	0	0	2	.258
9Ryan JeffersC	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	.198
TOTAL	15	38	10	10	4	7	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bailey OberRHP	3.0	5	3	3	5	1	0	61	3.25
Danny CoulombeLHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	24	1.46
Trevor MegillRHP	2.2	2	0	0	2	1	0	26	1.69
Joe SmithRHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	2	1	18	1.17
Caleb ThielbarLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5.71
Jhoan DuranRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	2.42
Yennier CanoRHP	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	1	17	13.50
Emilio PaganRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2.25
TOTAL	8.3	13	7	7	10	8	2	169	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Whit Merrifield lines out to right fielder Max Kepler. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder Nick Gordon. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Nick Gordon.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. steals (7) 2nd base. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by catcher Ryan Jeffers.
00
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Luis Arraez singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier.
00
LINEOUT — Carlos Correa lines out sharply to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Jorge Polanco homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Arraez scores. [2 runs]
02
GROUNDOUT — Max Kepler grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Carlos Santana. [2 outs]
02
SINGLE — Gary Sanchez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Whit Merrifield.
02
WALK — Trevor Larnach walks. Gary Sanchez to 2nd.
02
SINGLE — Gio Urshela singles on a line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield, deflected by second baseman Nicky Lopez. Gary Sanchez scores. Trevor Larnach to 3rd. [1 run]
03
SINGLE — Nick Gordon singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Trevor Larnach scores. Gio Urshela to 2nd. [1 run]
04
WALK — Ryan Jeffers walks. Gio Urshela to 3rd. Nick Gordon to 2nd.
04
STRIKEOUT — Luis Arraez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
04

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Team Stats

MIN

7Runs10

13Hits15

1Errors1

.351Batting Avg.395

37At Bats38

4Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs2

7Runs-Batted-In10

8Walks7

2Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts4

11Left on Base13

22Total Bases24

Game Details

Friday, May 27, 2022 · 8:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 21,841 (56.7%)

weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy