Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

57-87, 23-46 Away

Final

72-70, 43-32 Home


KC
MIN

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. Bundy pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 88
  2
  Ball
  Curve 72
  3
  Foul Ball
  Changeup 81
  4
  Ball
  Changeup 80
  5
  Ball
  Curve 72
  6
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 80
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- D. Bundy pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. Bundy pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- D. Bundy pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- T. Megill pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- G. Jax pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- C. Snider pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Thielbar pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- D. Coleman pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- Arráez hit for Garlick
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- M. Fulmer pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Arráez as designated hitter.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- D. Coleman pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Duran pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Eaton ran for Perez
  2
  3
- Waters ran for Pasquantino
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	88
2 Ball	Curve	72
3 Foul Ball	Changeup	81
4 Ball	Changeup	80
5 Ball	Curve	72
6 Strike Swinging	Changeup	80

Royals
3
Twins
6

Game 1

14/9

Royals
0
Twins
4

Game 2

15/9

Royals
2
Twins
3

Game 3

16/9

Target Field

12:40 AM, 16 September 2022

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 16,595

Game Time:2:49

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ben May
First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Third Base Umpire - Junior Valentine

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

T. Megill4-3

D. Lynch IV4-11

J. Duran7

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