Twins 7-4 Royals (2 Apr, 2023) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

0-3, 0-3 home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	7	13	0
0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	6	0

J. Ryan1-0

6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

B. Keller0-1

4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 4 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Ball
  Slider 85
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  4
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 93
  5
  Ball
  Sinker 92
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Ryan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Ryan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Ryan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Melendez to second on wild pitch by Ryan, Duffy to third on wild pitch by Ryan.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Ryan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Farmer hit for Gordon
  2
  1
- A. Garrett pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Ryan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Farmer at second base.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- A. Garrett pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- D. Coleman pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Ryan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- D. Coleman pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Moran pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- J. Cuas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Lopez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- E. Pagan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
2 Ball	Slider	85
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
4 Strike Looking	Sinker	93
5 Ball	Sinker	92

Twins
2
Royals
0

Game 1

30/3

Twins
2
Royals
0

Game 2

1/4

Twins
7
Royals
4

Game 3

2/4

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 2 April 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 14,589

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alex Tosi
First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight

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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