Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .304 | .399 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .388 | .539 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .357 | .442 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .297 | .447 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .292 | .442 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .295 | .436 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 | .380 | .492 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .296 | .313 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 | .328 | .368 |
| 36 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
- Batting
- 2BKepler (11, Lyles); Buxton 3 (15, Clarke, Cuas, Lyles)
- HRKepler (15, 6th inning off Cuas 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIVázquez 2 (24), Kepler (39), Polanco (19), Buxton 2 (42), Castro (23)
- 2Out RBICastro
- GIDPCorrea
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP3-12 (Vázquez 1-3, Polanco 0-3, Correa 0-1, Buxton 1-1, Castro 1-1, Wallner 0-3)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BOlivares (15, Ober); Isbel (14, Winder)
- 3BWaters (3, Moran); Witt Jr. (7, Winder)
- HRWitt Jr. (18, 1st inning off Ober 0 on, 1 Out); Massey (8, 2nd inning off Ober 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIPerez (44), Waters (16), Isbel 2 (16), Witt Jr. 3 (60), Massey (30), Garcia 2 (32)
- 2Out RBIWitt Jr.
- SFGarcia
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP5-15 (Perez 1-1, Duffy 1-4, Olivares 0-1, Melendez 0-3, Waters 0-1, Isbel 1-1, Witt Jr. 1-1, Massey 0-1, Garcia 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Melendez-Perez , Massey-Witt Jr.-Duffy)
- AssistsMelendez (Kepler at Home); Blanco (Castro at 3rd base)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Ober(L, 6-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 90-60 | 3.19 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-20 | 3.12 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 5.44 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40-26 | 3.97 |
| 8.0 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 174-114 |
- Pitching
- WPBalazovic
- HBPWaters (by Ober)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBalazovic 7/9; Ober 12/24; Winder 4/9; Moran 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBalazovic-8-3-2-7; Ober-12-13-17-18; Winder-3-3-12-8; Moran-1-4-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBalazovic 2-3; Ober 3-4; Winder 3-2
- Game ScoresB Ober 21
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lyles(W, 2-12) |
J. Cuas(H, 4) |
D. Coleman(H, 2) |
C. Hernandez(H, 10) |
S. Barlow(S, 13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100-61 | 6.15 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19-11 | 4.54 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 10.80 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.63 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 6.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 5.35 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 176-111 |
- Pitching
- HBPBuxton (by Lyles); Castro (by Coleman)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLyles 11/21; Barlow 3/4; Clarke 2/6; Cuas 3/5; Hernández 3/3; Coleman 2/2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLyles-11-10-26-14; Barlow-5-2-4-2; Clarke-2-2-2-5; Cuas-3-2-2-4; Hernández-2-5-3-0; Coleman-2-0-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLyles 4-6; Barlow 0-1; Clarke 1-0; Cuas 0-1; Coleman 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Lyles 49
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Witt Jr. homered to left (392 feet). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Massey homered to right (415 feet). | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Garcia hit sacrifice fly to right, Isbel scored, Waters to third. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Witt Jr. singled to left, Waters scored, Duffy to third. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | Isbel singled to left, Perez scored and Olivares scored. | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4th | Polanco grounded out to third, Julien scored, Kepler to second, Kirilloff to third. | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4th | Buxton doubled to left, Kepler scored and Kirilloff scored. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6th | Kepler homered to center (424 feet). | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6th | Vázquez singled to center, Buxton scored, Wallner to second. | 5 | 6 | ||
| 6th | Perez singled to right, Witt Jr. scored. | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7th | Waters tripled to center, Isbel scored. | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7th | Garcia singled to right, Waters scored. | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7th | Witt Jr. tripled to right, Garcia scored. | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8th | Vázquez grounded out to shortstop, Polanco scored. | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8th | Castro singled to right, Buxton scored. | 7 | 10 | ||
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 30 July 2023
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 20,643
Game Time:3:13
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Sean Barber
- First Base Umpire - Alan Porter
- Second Base Umpire - Jeremy Riggs
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

