Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Jul 4, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

Z. Greinkewin: Minnesota Twins logo

K. Maeda

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins didn’t necessarily know what to expect when Kenta Maeda returned from another extended stint on the injured list a week and a half ago, but the veteran himself never wavered in his faith, noting after his triumphant return that he felt “back as the Kenta Maeda...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Byron Buxton scores. Alex Kirilloff to 2nd. [1 run]
01
3
Max Kepler homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Correa scores. Donovan Solano scores. [3 runs]
04
4
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (13) on a line drive to left center field. Maikel Garcia scores. [2 runs]
24
5
Donovan Solano homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
25
5
Byron Buxton homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
26
7
Alex Kirilloff singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Donovan Solano scores. Byron Buxton scores. [2 runs]
28
7
Willi Castro walks. Alex Kirilloff scores. Max Kepler to 3rd. Kyle Farmer to 2nd. [1 run]
29
9
Nick Pratto out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Max Kepler. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] [1 out]
39

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel GarciaDH	1	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	.297
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.254
3Nick Pratto1B	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.257
4Salvador PerezC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.250
5MJ MelendezLF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.209
6Kyle IsbelCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.188
7Michael Massey2B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.219
8Dairon BlancoRF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
9Nicky Lopez3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226


TOTAL	5	29	3	3	9	1	1	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack GreinkeRHP	5.1	7	6	6	3	0	3	82	5.44
Nick WittgrenRHP	1.2	3	3	3	1	2	0	36	6.00
Jonathan HeasleyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	4.91
TOTAL	8.0	10	9	9	6	2	3	129	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carlos CorreaSS	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.227
2Donovan Solano2B	3	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	.277
Joey GalloLF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.190
3Byron BuxtonDH	3	4	3	1	0	0	1	2	.216
4Alex Kirilloff1B	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	.278
5Max KeplerRF	2	3	1	4	1	1	1	0	.222
6Jose Miranda3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.209
Kyle Farmer3B-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
7Willi CastroLF-3B	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.249
8Christian VazquezC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.217
9Michael A. TaylorCF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	.214
TOTAL	10	34	9	9	6	2	3	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kenta MaedaRHP	7.0	3	2	1	9	1	1	87	5.18
Oliver OrtegaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.60
Jorge LopezRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	8	5.14
TOTAL	9.0	5	3	2	9	1	1	108	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Nick Pratto strikes out swinging, catcher Christian Vazquez to first baseman Alex Kirilloff. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Carlos Correa strikes out on a foul tip. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Donovan Solano grounds out, pitcher Zack Greinke to first baseman Nick Pratto. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Byron Buxton singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
00
HIT BY PITCH — Alex Kirilloff hit by pitch. Byron Buxton to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Byron Buxton scores. Alex Kirilloff to 2nd. [1 run]
01
GROUNDOUT — Jose Miranda grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Nick Pratto. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

MIN

3Runs9

5Hits10

0Errors1

.172Batting Avg.294

29At Bats34

1Extra-base Hits5

1Home Runs3

3Runs-Batted-In9

1Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

9Strikeouts6

1Left on Base5

8Total Bases21

Game Details

Tuesday, July 4, 2023 · 2:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 25,033 (64.9%)

weather: 79 degrees, overcast