Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

2-0, 2-0 Away

Final

0-2, 0-2 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
E. Julien2B	1-4	1	0	.333
K. FarmerPH-2B	0-0	1	0	.000
A. KirilloffLF-RF-LF	1-4	0	1	.333
B. BuxtonCF	2-4	0	3	.375
C. CorreaSS	0-5	0	0	.333
M. WallnerRF	0-1	0	0	.000
A. MartinPR-LF	0-0	0	0	.000
M. MargotPH-RF	0-1	0	0	.333
C. Santana1B	1-4	0	0	.250
R. JeffersDH	0-3	1	0	.000
W. Castro3B	1-2	1	0	.167
C. VazquezC	1-4	1	1	.250

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Ryan	5.1	3	1	1	5	81-56	1.69
S. Okert	1.0	1	0	1	2	16-13	0.00
J. Alcala	0.2	0	0	0	0	10-6	0.00
G. Jax	1.0	0	0	1	1	12-7	0.00
B. Stewart	1.0	1	0	0	3	22-15	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

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Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, 30 March 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 19,461

Game Time:2:41

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tripp Gibson
First Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Second Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus
Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz

Buxton, Vázquez deliver timely hits as Twins rally for 5-1 victory over Royals

— Byron Buxton drove in the tying run in the eighth inning, Christian Vázquez drove in the go-ahead run to start off a four-run ninth, and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.

Mar 30, 2024, 11:35 pm - AP


MIN
KC

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

G. Jax1-0

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

W. Smith0-1

1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		MIN	KC
6th	Melendez singled to left, Witt Jr. scored, Perez to second.	0	1
8th	Buxton doubled to left, Julien scored.	1	1
9th	Vázquez singled to left, Jeffers scored, Castro to second; Vázquez safe at second, Castro safe at third on throwing error by left fielder Melendez.	2	1
9th	Kirilloff hit sacrifice fly to left, Castro scored, Vázquez to third.	3	1
9th	Buxton doubled to left, Farmer scored and Vázquez scored.	5	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Twins
4
Royals
1

Game 1

28/3

Twins
5
Royals
1

Game 2

30/3

Twins
0
Royals
11

Game 3

31/3

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

Sources: Veteran LHP Steven Matz, Rays agree to 2-year deal

Left-hander Steven Matz and the Rays are in agreement on a two-year contract, pending a physical, sources said.

Tigers add right-hander Drew Anderson on 1-year, $7M deal

Drew Anderson spent spring training with the Tigers in 2024 on a minor league contract before going 23-10 with a 2.91 ERA over parts of two seasons in South Korea.

Boone believes gap between Yankees, Blue Jays not that wide

Speaking to reporters at the MLB winter meetings Monday, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone lauded the Toronto Blue Jays for defeating his club in the playoffs, but he doesn't believe the gap between the AL East rivals is as wide as the matchup showed.

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