Royals 4-3 Twins (20 Apr, 2022) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

4-5, 4-4 home


MIN
KC

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

TwinsTop 1st
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 95
  2
  Ball
  Sinker 94
  3
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 96
  4
  Ball
  Sinker 99
  5
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 96
- Polanco to second on passed ball by Gallagher.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Archer pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Archer pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Archer pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Archer pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- A. Garrett pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Garlick hit for Gordon
  3
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Archer pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Kepler in center field.
  3
  1
- Garlick in right field.
  3
  1
- J. Smith pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- A. Garrett pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Larnach to second on wild pitch by Garrett.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- T. Duffey pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. Brentz pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- C. Snider pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Staumont pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Celestino ran for Arraez
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	95
2 Ball	Sinker	94
3 Foul Ball	Sinker	96
4 Ball	Sinker	99
5 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	96

Twins
3
Royals
4

Game 1

20/4

Twins
0
Royals
2

Game 2

21/4

Twins
1
Royals
0

Game 3

21/4

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 20 April 2022

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 10,303

Game Time:3:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Knight
First Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
Second Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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