Royals 5-0 Twins (7 Sep, 2024) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

77-65, 43-30 home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	-	5	10	0

C. Ragans11-9

6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

Z. Matthews1-3

5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 89
  2
  Pop Out
  Four-seam FB 95
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- Z. Matthews pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- Z. Matthews pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- Z. Matthews pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- Z. Matthews pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- Z. Matthews pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Melendez stole second.
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Henriquez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. McArthur pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Henriquez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- S. Long pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Lee hit for Larnach
  0
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Thielbar pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Martin in left field.
  0
  4
- Helman in center field.
  0
  4
- Blanco ran for Renfroe
  0
  4
- Grossman hit for Massey
  0
  4
- Blanco to second on wild pitch by Thielbar.
  0
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Blanco in right field.
  0
  5
- Hampson at second base.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	89
2 Pop Out	Four-seam FB	95

Twins
0
Royals
5

Game 1

7/9

Twins
2
Royals
4

Game 2

8/9

Twins
0
Royals
2

Game 3

8/9

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 7 September 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 19,484

Game Time:2:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brennan Miller
First Base Umpire - Chris Conroy
Second Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
Third Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	90	65	.581	-	W3
Kansas City	82	72	.532	7.5	L5
Minnesota	81	73	.526	8.5	W1
Detroit	80	74	.519	9.5	L1
Chicago	36	118	.234	53.5	L3

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Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals

C. Ragans11-9

Z. Matthews1-3

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