Royals Hitting
- Batting
- HRWitt Jr. (13, 4th inning off Maeda 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIPratto (27), Witt Jr. 2 (45)
- SFPratto
- GIDPPerez; Isbel; Blanco
- Team LOB1
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BSolano 2 (15, Greinke, Wittgren)
- HRSolano (4, 5th inning off Greinke 0 on, 1 Out); Kepler (12, 3rd inning off Greinke 2 on, 2 Out); Buxton (15, 5th inning off Greinke 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBISolano (20), Kepler 4 (30), Buxton (34), Castro (17), Kirilloff 2 (17)
- 2Out RBIKepler 4, Castro, Kirilloff 2
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP4-8 (Miranda 0-1, Kepler 2-2, Buxton 1-2, Vázquez 0-1, Kirilloff 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBBuxton (8, 2nd base off Wittgren/Perez)
- Fielding
- DP3 (Solano-Correa-Kirilloff , Miranda-Solano-Kirilloff , Correa-Farmer-Kirilloff)
- EMiranda (5, fielding)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(L, 1-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 82-51 | 5.44 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36-20 | 6.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-9 | 4.91 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 129-80 |
- Pitching
- HBPFarmer (by Wittgren); Kirilloff (by Greinke)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGreinke 15/24; Wittgren 6/11; Heasley 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGreinke-15-4-12-20; Wittgren-6-4-3-7; Heasley-4-4-0-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGreinke 9-4; Wittgren 1-3; Heasley 0-1
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 33
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ. López 2/4; Maeda 15/24; Ortega 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ. López-0-1-1-4; Maeda-16-15-14-14; Ortega-3-1-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ. López 1-1; Maeda 5-6; Ortega 2-1
- Game ScoresK Maeda 73
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kepler singled to left, Buxton scored, Kirilloff to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | Kepler homered to center (417 feet), Correa scored and Solano scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 4th | Witt Jr. homered to left center (432 feet), Garcia scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | Solano homered to right (365 feet). | 2 | 5 | |
| 5th | Buxton homered to left (373 feet). | 2 | 6 | |
| 7th | Kirilloff singled to center, Solano scored and Buxton scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7th | Castro walked, Kirilloff scored, Farmer to second, Kepler to third. | 2 | 9 | |
| 9th | Pratto hit sacrifice fly to right, Garcia scored. | 3 | 9 | |
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Target Field
7:10 PM, 4 July 2023
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 25,033
Game Time:2:20
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
- Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 27 | 17 | .614 | - | L1 |
| Kansas City | 26 | 19 | .578 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 24 | 19 | .558 | 2.5 | L3 |
| Detroit | 21 | 22 | .488 | 5.5 | L2 |
| Chicago | 14 | 30 | .318 | 13 | W2 |
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