Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

76-66, 37-36 Away

Final

78-65, 44-30 Home


MIN
KC

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

Twins Hitting

hitters
E. Julien2B
aW. CastroPH-2B
T. LarnachLF
M. HelmanPR-LF
J. MirandaDH
M. WallnerRF
R. Lewis3B
B. LeeSS
R. JeffersC
C. Santana1B
K. Farmer1B
D. Keirsey Jr.CF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	2	0	0	.223	.320	.365
1	0	0	0	1	.248	.330	.391
3	0	0	0	1	.247	.322	.442
0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750
4	1	1	1	1	.299	.338	.468
3	0	1	1	1	.263	.377	.556
4	0	0	0	2	.251	.312	.525
4	0	0	0	1	.240	.288	.339
4	0	0	0	3	.235	.312	.459
2	0	0	0	0	.235	.324	.420
1	0	1	0	0	.203	.287	.326
3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
32	2	5	2	10

a-struck out swinging for Julien in the 7th

Batting
2BWallner (15, Marsh); Julien (9, Marsh)
3BMiranda (4, Marsh)
RBIMiranda (49), Wallner (30)
2Out RBIMiranda, Wallner
GIDPMiranda
Team LOB5
Team RISP2-7 (Castro 0-1, Lewis 0-2, Miranda 1-2, Larnach 0-1, Wallner 1-1)

Fielding
ELee (4, throw)
AssistsKeirsey Jr. (Witt Jr. at Home)

Royals Hitting

hitters
T. PhamRF
B. Witt Jr.SS
S. Perez1B
M. MelendezLF
P. DeJong3B
M. Massey2B
F. FerminC
R. GrossmanDH
D. BlancoPR-DH
K. IsbelCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	3	.320	.320	.520
4	0	1	1	0	.336	.390	.604
3	0	0	0	0	.270	.331	.466
4	0	1	1	1	.212	.272	.414
3	0	0	0	1	.250	.309	.500
3	0	0	0	2	.263	.290	.456
3	1	1	0	1	.290	.339	.397
2	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.333
0	1	0	0	0	.265	.315	.402
3	1	1	1	0	.226	.276	.362
29	4	6	3	8

Batting
RBIMelendez (44), Isbel (40), Witt Jr. (98)
2Out RBIMelendez
Team LOB3
Team RISP4-5 (Perez 0-1, Pham 1-1, Melendez 1-1, Isbel 1-1, Witt Jr. 1-1)

Fielding
DP1 (Witt Jr.-Massey-Perez)
ELynch IV (1, throw)

Twins Pitching

pitchers
B. Ober
J. Duran(L, 6-9, H, 6)
G. Jax(B, 5)
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	1	0	0	7	83-59	3.77
0.1	2	3	3	1	17-10	3.99
0.2	3	1	1	0	8-8	2.01
8.0	6	4	4	8	108-77

Pitching
HBPPerez (by Ober); Grossman (by Duran)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDuran 2/4; Jax 4/4; Ober 17/23
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDuran-3-2-3-2; Jax-2-1-1-4; Ober-17-12-15-13
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJax 0-1; Ober 6-8
Game ScoresB Ober 82

Royals Pitching

pitchers
A. Marsh
D. Lynch IV(W, 1-0)
L. Erceg(S, 10)
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	4	2	2	5	84-60	4.66
3.0	1	0	0	4	33-24	4.75
1.0	0	0	0	1	11-9	3.74
9.0	5	2	2	10	128-93

Pitching
HBPLarnach (by Marsh); Wallner (by Marsh)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedErceg 3/3; Lynch IV 5/10; Marsh 14/21
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesErceg-3-2-2-2; Lynch IV-7-8-3-6; Marsh-16-11-19-14
Ground Balls-Fly BallsErceg 0-2; Lynch IV 4-1; Marsh 6-4
Game ScoresA Marsh 56

Scoring Summary

		MIN	KC
3rd	Miranda tripled to right, Julien scored.	1	0
3rd	Wallner doubled to right, Miranda scored.	2	0
8th	Isbel singled to left, Fermin scored, Blanco to second.	2	1
8th	Pham reached on infield single to shortstop, Blanco scored on throwing error by shortstop Lee, Isbel safe at third on error.	2	2
8th	Witt Jr. singled to center, Isbel scored, Pham to second.	2	3
8th	Melendez singled to center, Pham scored, Witt Jr. thrown out at home.	2	4

Twins
0
Royals
5

Game 1

7/9

Twins
2
Royals
4

Game 2

8/9

Twins
0
Royals
2

Game 3

8/9

Kauffman Stadium

12:15 AM, 8 September 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 29,160

Game Time:2:14

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy
First Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
Second Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora
Third Base Umpire - Brennan Miller

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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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

D. Lynch IV1-0

J. Duran6-9

L. Erceg10

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