Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

35-22, 14-14 Away

Final

30-25, 15-13 Home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	10	1
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0

S. Lugo9-1

6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

B. Ober5-3

5.0 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
M. Garcia3B
B. Witt Jr.SS
S. PerezC
A. Frazier2B
N. VelazquezDH
N. Loftin1B
M. MelendezLF
H. RenfroeRF
K. IsbelCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.261	.306	.404
4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.307	.363	.547
4	2	2	2	1	0	0	.325	.386	.537
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.302	.272
4	2	2	3	2	0	0	.224	.292	.410
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.263	.356	.263
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.173	.232	.327
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.169	.250	.297
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.220	.267	.348
36	6	10	6	3	1	5

Batting
2BPerez (13, Ober); Isbel (4, Sands)
HRPerez (10, 5th inning off Ober 0 on, 1 Out); Velázquez 2 (7, 3rd inning off Ober 1 on, 2 Out, 5th inning off Ober 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIPerez 2 (41), Velázquez 3 (19), Witt Jr. (37)
2Out RBIVelázquez 3
GIDPPerez
Team LOB4
Team RISP2-4 (Frazier 0-1, Velázquez 1-1, Witt Jr. 1-1, Garcia 0-1)

Fielding
ELoftin (1, throw)

Twins Hitting

hitters
T. LarnachLF
aM. MargotPH-LF
C. CorreaSS
A. KirilloffDH
bK. FarmerPH-DH
cB. BuxtonPH
M. KeplerRF
R. JeffersC
E. Julien2B
W. CastroCF
C. Santana1B
J. Miranda3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	0	0	0	.272	.333	.424
1	0	0	0	1	0	.206	.268	.265
5	0	0	0	0	1	.259	.342	.437
2	0	1	0	1	0	.219	.288	.416
1	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.267	.247
1	0	0	0	0	1	.252	.306	.423
5	0	1	0	0	1	.282	.343	.484
3	0	0	0	1	1	.247	.333	.506
4	0	0	0	0	2	.207	.309	.372
4	1	3	0	0	0	.258	.332	.419
3	0	1	0	1	0	.211	.296	.366
3	0	1	1	0	1	.279	.309	.457
35	1	8	1	4	7

a-fouled out to first for Larnach in the 7th

b-grounded to shortstop for Kirilloff in the 7th

c-struck out swinging for Farmer in the 9th

Batting
2BCastro (12, Lugo)
RBIMiranda (17)
SFMiranda
Team LOB12
Team RISP1-11 (Santana 1-1, Kepler 0-3, Correa 0-1, Buxton 0-1, Farmer 0-1, Miranda 0-2, Jeffers 0-2)

Fielding
DP1 (Miranda-Julien-Santana)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
S. Lugo(W, 9-1)
A. Zerpa
W. Smith
C. Hernandez
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	1	1	3	5	100-65	1.72
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	1.64
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12-9	6.75
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	26-17	3.38
9.0	8	1	1	4	7	151-99

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSmith 3/4; Lugo 16/27; Hernández 3/5; Zerpa 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSmith-3-2-1-2; Lugo-16-9-21-18; Hernández-4-3-7-3; Zerpa-2-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsSmith 0-2; Lugo 6-7; Hernández 0-2; Zerpa 2-2
Game ScoresS Lugo 58

Twins Pitching

pitchers
B. Ober(L, 5-3)
S. Okert
D. Castillo
C. Sands
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	9	6	6	0	4	3	82-61	4.89
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	3.06
2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29-18	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18-13	5.24
9.0	10	6	6	1	5	3	137-98

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedOkert 2/3; Castillo 5/6; Ober 17/24; Sands 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesOkert-1-1-1-3; Castillo-5-1-7-5; Ober-12-15-14-19; Sands-4-1-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsOkert 3-0; Castillo 3-2; Ober 4-7; Sands 0-2
Game ScoresB Ober 29

Scoring Summary

		KC	MIN
2nd	Miranda hit sacrifice fly to left, Castro scored.	0	1
3rd	Witt Jr. singled to right, Isbel scored.	1	1
3rd	Perez doubled to left, Witt Jr. scored.	2	1
3rd	Velázquez homered to center (437 feet), Perez scored.	4	1
5th	Perez homered to center (431 feet).	5	1
5th	Velázquez homered to left center (394 feet).	6	1

Royals
5
Twins
6

Game 1

27/5

Royals
2
Twins
4

Game 2

29/5

Royals
6
Twins
1

Game 3

30/5

Royals
6
Twins
7

Game 4

30/5

Target Field

12:40 AM, 30 May 2024

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 18,130

Game Time:2:26

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Edwin Jimenez
First Base Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Third Base Umpire - Mark Carlson

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

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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

S. Lugo9-1

B. Ober5-3

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

2025 American League Central Standings

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