Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Apr 27, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

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Z. Greinkewin: Minnesota Twins logo

B. Stewart

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- After seeing Kenta Maeda leave Wednesday’s start with an injury to his throwing arm, the Twins were forced to pull starter Tyler Mahle early from Thursday’s game against the Royals. Fortunately for Minnesota, it seems like they dodged a worrisome scenario with Mahle. Mahle said postgame that the...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Carlos Correa scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd. [1 run]
01
2
Max Kepler singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Joey Gallo scores. Christian Vazquez to 3rd. [1 run]
02
2
Michael A. Taylor grounds into a force out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Michael Massey. Christian Vazquez scores. Max Kepler out at 2nd. Michael A. Taylor to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
03
4
Vinnie Pasquantino homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
13
4
Byron Buxton homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Christian Vazquez scores. Michael A. Taylor scores. [3 runs]
16
4
Carlos Correa homers (3) on a line drive to center field. [1 run]
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Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Bobby Witt Jr.DH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.243
2Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.283
3MJ MelendezC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.175
4Franmil ReyesLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.200
5Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.205
6Michael Massey2B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.169
7Hunter Dozier3B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.179
8Nicky LopezSS	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.192
9Jackie Bradley Jr.RF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.125
TOTAL	3	31	1	1	13	2	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack GreinkeRHP	3.2	8	7	7	3	2	2	88	6.10
Carlos HernandezRHP	2.1	1	0	0	3	0	0	27	5.68
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	3.60
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	5.11
TOTAL	8.0	10	7	7	9	2	2	139	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonDH	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	2	.244
2Carlos CorreaSS	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	.205
3Jorge Polanco2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.385
4Trevor LarnachLF	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.235
5Jose F Miranda3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.230
6Joey Gallo1B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.261
7Christian VazquezC	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.281
8Max KeplerRF	2	4	0	1	2	0	0	2	.226
9Michael A. TaylorCF	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	.241
TOTAL	10	33	7	7	9	2	2	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tyler MahleRHP	4.0	2	1	1	6	0	1	66	3.16
Brock StewartRHP	2.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	28	0.00
Jovani MoranLHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	29	6.17
Jhoan DuranRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	16	1.93
TOTAL	9.0	3	1	1	13	2	1	139	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Max Kepler in foul territory. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to second baseman Jorge Polanco. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — MJ Melendez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
POP OUT — Byron Buxton pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
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WALK — Carlos Correa walks.
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SINGLE — Jorge Polanco singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Carlos Correa to 3rd.
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SINGLE — Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Carlos Correa scores. Jorge Polanco to 3rd. [1 run]
01
GROUNDED INTO DP — Jose Miranda grounds into a double play, pitcher Zack Greinke to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Trevor Larnach out at 2nd. Jose Miranda out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

1Runs7

3Hits10

0Errors1

.097Batting Avg.303

31At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In7

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts9

5Left on Base4

7Total Bases18

Game Details

Thursday, April 27, 2023 · 7:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 12,862 (33.4%)

weather: 58 degrees, overcast