Final · MLB · Thu Jun 4, 6:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Seth Lugo (KC) vs Andrew Morris (MIN)
- TV
- Twins.TV Presented by Progressive, Royals.TV
- Where
- Target Field
Royals get past Twins 8-6. Royals took the lead for good in the 9th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| KC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
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| MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
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Win: Matt Strahm. Loss: Taylor Rogers. Save: Alex Lange. Home runs: Massey (KC), Buxton (MIN), Clemens 2 (MIN), Caratini (MIN).
By the numbers: Hits KC 12, MIN 9; Errors KC 0, MIN 2; Left on base KC 26, MIN 11.
Team stats
| KC | MIN |
|---|
| Hits | 12 | 9 |
| Errors | 0 | 2 |
| Left on base | 26 | 11 |
| Home runs | 1 | 4 |
| Walks | 6 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 7 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Jensen C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolbert 2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas, L RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garcia, M PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marte, S PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lange P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loftin 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas, J 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Lugo, S | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 92 |
| Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Lynch IV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Strahm (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Lange (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 149 |
Minnesota Twins
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Buxton DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee, B 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clemens LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Martin RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larnach LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bell 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaschall 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caratini C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kreidler CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gray, T PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outman CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arcia, Or SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Morris | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Paredes | 3.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Banda | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Orze | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Gómez, Y | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Rogers, Ta (L) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Lawrence, J | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 175 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 6
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino walks.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. KC 1, MIN 0
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Austin Martin. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach.
Bottom 1st 4
- 0 out MIN Byron Buxton homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. KC 1, MIN 1
- 1 out MIN Brooks Lee lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out MIN Kody Clemens grounds out sharply, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out MIN Austin Martin strikes out swinging.
Top 2nd 6
- 0 out KC Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder James Outman.
- 0 out KC Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to right fielder Austin Martin. Michael Massey to 2nd.
- 0 out KC Kyle Isbel singles on a soft bunt ground ball to catcher Victor Caratini. Michael Massey to 3rd. Nick Loftin to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen pops out to third baseman Brooks Lee in foul territory.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, first baseman Kody Clemens to catcher Victor Caratini. Michael Massey out at home. Nick Loftin to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st.
- 3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
Bottom 2nd 5
- 1 out MIN Trevor Larnach flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out MIN Luke Keaschall walks.
- 1 out MIN Victor Caratini doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luke Keaschall scores. KC 2, MIN 2
- 2 out MIN Ryan Kreidler grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out MIN James Outman strikes out on a foul tip.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez pops out to first baseman Kody Clemens in foul territory.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone flies out to center fielder James Outman.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to center fielder James Outman.
Bottom 3rd 4
- 1 out MIN Byron Buxton flies out sharply to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out MIN Brooks Lee lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
- 2 out MIN Kody Clemens homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. KC 2, MIN 3
- 3 out MIN Austin Martin grounds out softly to pitcher Seth Lugo.
Top 4th 4
- 0 out KC Michael Massey homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. KC 3, MIN 3
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Kody Clemens.
- 2 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens.
Bottom 4th 5
- 0 out MIN Trevor Larnach singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 1 out MIN Luke Keaschall lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out MIN Victor Caratini flies out to second baseman Michael Massey.
- 2 out MIN Ryan Kreidler triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder Isaac Collins. Trevor Larnach scores. KC 3, MIN 4
- 3 out MIN James Outman strikes out swinging.
Top 5th 4
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Luke Keaschall.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Austin Martin.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens.
Bottom 5th 4
- 1 out MIN Byron Buxton flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out MIN Brooks Lee flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins in foul territory.
- 2 out MIN Kody Clemens homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. KC 3, MIN 5
- 3 out MIN Austin Martin strikes out swinging.
Top 6th 7
- 0 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
- 1 out KC Michael Massey lines out to right fielder Austin Martin.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to second baseman Luke Keaschall.
- 2 out KC Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Isaac Collins to 3rd.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Isaac Collins scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. KC 5, MIN 5
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Ryan Kreidler. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. KC 6, MIN 5
- 3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino lines out sharply to center fielder James Outman.
Bottom 6th 4
- 1 out MIN Trevor Larnach strikes out on a foul tip.
- 2 out MIN Luke Keaschall strikes out swinging.
- 2 out MIN Victor Caratini homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. KC 6, MIN 6
- 3 out MIN Ryan Kreidler pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.
Top 7th 5
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Austin Martin.
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone walks.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins singles on a fly ball to center fielder James Outman. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey pops out to second baseman Luke Keaschall on the infield fly rule.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin lines out to left fielder Trevor Larnach.
Bottom 7th 4
- 1 out MIN Orlando Arcia grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 1 out MIN Byron Buxton singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
- 2 out MIN Brooks Lee strikes out swinging.
- 3 out MIN Kody Clemens lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
Top 8th 4
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
- 3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens.
Bottom 8th 3
- 1 out MIN Austin Martin flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out MIN Josh Bell grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out MIN Luke Keaschall lines out to third baseman Nick Loftin.
Top 9th 8
- 0 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Kody Clemens.
- 0 out KC Lane Thomas singles on a line drive to left fielder Kody Clemens. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Taylor Rogers to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Lane Thomas to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia walks.
- 1 out KC Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. KC 8, MIN 6
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel walks. Starling Marte to 3rd. Josh Rojas to 2nd.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
Bottom 9th 5
- 0 out MIN Victor Caratini singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out MIN Tristan Gray flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out MIN Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Orlando Arcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Tyler Tolbert. Victor Caratini out at 2nd. Orlando Arcia to 1st.
- 2 out MIN Byron Buxton walks. Orlando Arcia to 2nd.
- 3 out MIN Brooks Lee grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.