Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Mar 31, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	8
KC	3	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	-	11	14	0	6

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B. Oberwin: Kansas City Royals logo

B. Singer

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- After struggling to back up an excellent outing by a Royals starter with some offense for the second consecutive game to open the season, Bobby Witt Jr. found Royals pitching coach Brian Sweeney after Saturday’s loss to the Twins and made a promise: We’ll get you some...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1
Salvador Perez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. [3 runs]
03
2
Kyle Isbel homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
04
2
Maikel Garcia homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
05
2
Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
06
2
Adam Frazier singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Salvador Perez scores. MJ Melendez scores. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd. [2 runs]
08
2
Freddy Fermin grounds into a force out, fielded by first baseman Carlos Santana. Nelson Velazquez scores. Adam Frazier out at 2nd. Freddy Fermin to 1st. Freddy Fermin advances to 1st, on a missed catch error by pitcher Kody Funderburk, assist to first baseman Carlos Santana. [1 run] [2 outs]
09
3
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
010
6
Nelson Velazquez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
011

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Edouard Julien2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
2Alex KirilloffLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300
3Byron BuxtonDH	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300
Manuel MargotPH-DH	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.400
4Carlos CorreaSS	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273
Kyle Farmer3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
5Matt WallnerRF	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	.167
6Carlos Santana1B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273
7Willi Castro3B-SS	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	.125
8Ryan JeffersC	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	.000
9Austin MartinCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000

TOTAL	4	31	0	0	12	2	0	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bailey OberRHP	1.1	9	8	8	1	1	3	53	54.00
Kody FunderburkLHP	1.2	3	2	1	1	1	1	34	5.40
Daniel DuarteRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	31	0.00
Cole SandsRHP	2.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	22	4.50
Jay JacksonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0.00
TOTAL	8.0	14	11	10	7	3	5	153	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.167
Nick LoftinPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	5	3	1	2	0	1	1	.545
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	1	.091
4Salvador Perez1B	3	5	2	4	1	0	1	2	.250
5MJ MelendezLF	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.400
Garrett HampsonLF-CF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6Nelson VelazquezRF	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	.333
7Adam Frazier2B	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.333
8Freddy FerminC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
9Kyle IsbelCF	2	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.333
Dairon BlancoLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	14	38	11	10	7	3	5	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brady SingerRHP	7.0	3	0	0	10	1	0	98	0.00
Matt SauerRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0.00
Jordan LylesRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	0.00


TOTAL	9.0	4	0	0	12	2	0	129	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Edouard Julien grounds out to first baseman Salvador Perez. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Alex Kirilloff strikes out on automatic strike. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Byron Buxton grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Salvador Perez. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Edouard Julien to first baseman Carlos Santana. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Kirilloff.
00
SINGLE — Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
00
HOME RUN — Salvador Perez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. [3 runs]
03
WALK — MJ Melendez walks.
03
SINGLE — Nelson Velazquez singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Martin. MJ Melendez to 3rd.
03
GROUNDOUT — Adam Frazier grounds out sharply to first baseman Carlos Santana. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd. [2 outs]
03
POP OUT — Freddy Fermin pops out to first baseman Carlos Santana in foul territory. [3 outs]
03

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Team Stats

MIN

0Runs11

4Hits14

1Errors0

.129Batting Avg.368

31At Bats38

3Extra-base Hits8

0Home Runs5

0Runs-Batted-In10

2Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts7

8Left on Base6

7Total Bases33

Game Details

Sunday, March 31, 2024 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 13,005 (34.3%)

weather: 69 degrees, overcast