Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Apr 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

G. Jaxwin: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Schreibersave: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Lynch IV

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- Sometimes, speed is all you need. Specifically, Bobby Witt Jr.'s speed. In a tight pitchers' duel Tuesday night, the Royals took advantage of the Twins’ defensive mistakes and ran away with a 2-1 victory at Kauffman Stadium to pull over .500 (6-5) for the first time this...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

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Salvador Perez grounds into a force out, third baseman Jose Miranda to second baseman Mickey Gasper. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Salvador Perez to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
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5
Harrison Bader singles on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Mark Canha. Ty France scores. Edouard Julien to 2nd. [1 run]
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8
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, first baseman Ty France to second baseman Mickey Gasper. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
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Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	0	4	0	0	4	2	.171
2Ryan JeffersC	1	4	0	0	1	0	.222
DaShawn Keirsey Jr.PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Christian VazquezC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063
3Trevor LarnachLF	1	4	0	0	0	0	.229
4Carlos CorreaSS	2	4	0	0	1	2	.150
5Jose Miranda3B	0	3	0	0	3	2	.156
Matt WallnerPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.294
6Ty France1B	1	4	1	0	0	1	.205
7Edouard JulienDH	1	3	0	0	1	1	.190
8Harrison BaderRF	1	3	0	1	1	1	.300
9Mickey Gasper2B	0	3	0	0	1	3	.083
TOTAL	7	33	1	1	12	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	K	BB	PC	ERA
Pablo LopezRHP	4.2	3	1	6	1	78	1.62
Cole SandsRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	15	0.00
Jorge AlcalaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	16	6.75
Danny CoulombeLHP	1.0	0	0	2	0	13	0.00
Griffin JaxRHP	1.0	0	1	0	0	12	7.36
TOTAL	8.0	3	2	8	3	134	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jonathan IndiaDH	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.256
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.250
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	.189
4Salvador PerezC	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.209
5Michael Massey2B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
6Mark CanhaLF	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	.357
Hunter RenfroeRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
7MJ MelendezRF-LF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.115
8Maikel Garcia3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.306
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.296


TOTAL	3	28	2	2	8	3	0	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cole RagansLHP	6.0	4	1	1	11	0	0	96	2.81
Angel ZerpaLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	4.91
John SchreiberRHP	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	3.60
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00

TOTAL	8.3	7	1	1	12	0	0	142	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Byron Buxton strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Ryan Jeffers strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Trevor Larnach grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Jonathan India grounds out, shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Ty France. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Ty France. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

1Runs2

7Hits3

3Errors0

.212Batting Avg.107

33At Bats28

3Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In2

0Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts8

6Left on Base5

10Total Bases4

Game Details

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 13,008 (34.3%)

weather: 58 degrees, clear