Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

66-55, 28-30 Away

Final

67-53, 36-24 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
A. Frazier2B	3-4	0	0	0	.205
M. GarciaPR-2B	0-1	1	0	0	.236
B. Witt Jr.SS	2-4	1	1	1	.349
V. PasquantinoDH	1-4	0	0	1	.259
S. Perez1B	0-5	0	0	0	.277
H. RenfroeRF	0-4	0	0	0	.227
M. MelendezLF	0-4	0	0	0	.203
P. DeJong3B	3-3	2	1	1	.320
F. FerminC	2-4	0	0	0	.301
K. IsbelCF	0-3	0	0	1	.234

pitchers	IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Ragans	7.0	5	1	8	106-67	3.18
S. Long	0.2	2	0	0	9-6	2.30
L. Erceg	1.1	0	0	0	13-10	3.05

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Target Field

6:10 PM, 14 August 2024

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 27,560

Game Time:2:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Carlos Torres
First Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
Third Base Umpire - Ben May

Witt homers on shoulder-high pitch, Royals beat Twins 4-1 to avoid sweep

— Bobby Witt Jr. homered on a pitch outside the strike zone for the fourth time this season and Paul DeJong finished a triple short of the cycle, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Wednesday to avoid a series sweep.

Aug 14, 2024, 10:10 pm - AP


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	11	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0

Scoring Summary

		KC	MIN
2nd	Isbel grounded out to pitcher, DeJong scored, Fermin to second.	1	0
3rd	Witt Jr. homered to left center (398 feet).	2	0
4th	Santana homered to left (404 feet).	2	1
6th	DeJong homered to left center (435 feet).	3	1
7th	Pasquantino doubled to left, Garcia scored.	4	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
3
Twins
8

Game 1

13/8

Royals
3
Twins
13

Game 2

14/8

Royals
4
Twins
1

Game 3

14/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	9	7	.563	-	W2
Cleveland	9	7	.563	-	L1
Kansas City	7	9	.438	2	L1
Detroit	7	9	.438	2	W3
Chicago	6	10	.375	3	W1

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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

Win Probability

Game Information

Witt homers on shoulder-high pitch, Royals beat Twins 4-1 to avoid sweep

C. Ragans10-7

L. Varland0-5

L. Erceg5

Scoring Summary

Inning

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