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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2022-05-26 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 17657 · 61°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph from LF · 3:05
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 3–2. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 2nd — Ryan Jeffers singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Luis Arraez scores. Jose Miranda to 2nd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 8th — Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Whit Merrifield scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Whit Merrifield doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Dairon Blanco scores — worth 34% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
W: Josh Staumont L: Tyler Duffey SV: Scott Barlow
Umpires — HP: Mark Carlson · 1B: Jordan Baker · 2B: Adam Beck · 3B: Ryan Additon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Emmanuel Rivera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brewer Hicklen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Byron Buxton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Correa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Garlick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gary Sanchez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gio Urshela | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Luis Arraez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Miranda | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Jeffers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gilberto Celestino | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Max Kepler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor Larnach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Lynch | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
 Collin Snider | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joel Payamps | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Barlow | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devin Smeltzer | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Yennier Cano | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Andrew Benintendi: S8/L89
- Bobby Witt: 4/F8S
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 1
- Byron Buxton: K
- Carlos Correa: K
- Kyle Garlick: S9/L89D+
- Gary Sanchez: 43/G4M
Top 2
- MJ Melendez: 8/F8
- Carlos Santana: 5/L56+
- Emmanuel Rivera: 63/G6+
Bot 2
- Gio Urshela: W
- Luis Arraez: 36(1)/FO/G3S-.B-1
- Jose Miranda: S5/G5.1-2
- Ryan Jeffers: S7/L7S.2-H;1-2
- Gilberto Celestino: 8/L8D
- Byron Buxton: 4/F4MD
Top 3
- Nicky Lopez: 8/L8XD
- Brewer Hicklen: K
- Whit Merrifield: 7/F7
Bot 3
- Carlos Correa: S7/L7+
- Kyle Garlick: K
- Gary Sanchez: 9/F89
- Gio Urshela: 9/F3D
Top 4
- Andrew Benintendi: W
- Bobby Witt: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Hunter Dozier: 9/F9S
Bot 4
- Luis Arraez: 3/L3
- Jose Miranda: D7/L7LD
- Ryan Jeffers: K
- Gilberto Celestino: S9/L9L+.2-H
- Byron Buxton: 54(1)/FO/G56+.B-1
Top 5
- MJ Melendez: K
- Carlos Santana: K
- Emmanuel Rivera: 43/G34+
Bot 5
- Carlos Correa: S8/L8D+
- Kyle Garlick: K
- Gary Sanchez: 64(1)/FO/G6+.B-2(E4/TH)
- Gio Urshela: K.BX1(23)
Top 6
- Nicky Lopez: 9/F89XD
- Brewer Hicklen: K
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F89D
Bot 6
- Luis Arraez: W
- Jose Miranda: 9/F89
- Ryan Jeffers: 9/F89D
- Max Kepler: 7/F7D+
Top 7
- Andrew Benintendi: 63/G4
- Bobby Witt: 8/F8
- Hunter Dozier: S7/G56+
- MJ Melendez: 7/F7LS
Bot 7
- Byron Buxton: 7/L7L+
- Carlos Correa: K.BX1(23)
- Trevor Larnach: K
Top 8
- Carlos Santana: 31/G3
- Emmanuel Rivera: S7/G56+
- Nicky Lopez: 7/L78D
- Ryan O'Hearn: S9/L9S+.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: D8/L89D.2-H;1-H
- Andrew Benintendi: W
- Bobby Witt: D7/L78D+.2-H;1-3
- Hunter Dozier: 63/G6
Bot 8
- Gary Sanchez: S5/G5
- Gio Urshela: S8/G6M.1-2
- Luis Arraez: S7/L78D.2-3;1-2
- Jose Miranda: K
- Nick Gordon: K
- Max Kepler: 3/G3S-
Top 9
- MJ Melendez: W
- Carlos Santana: 46(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Emmanuel Rivera: 53/G56S.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: K
Bot 9
- Byron Buxton: S3/G34
- Carlos Correa: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
- Trevor Larnach: 56(1)/FO/G6.B-1
- Gary Sanchez: S9/L9D.1-3
- Gio Urshela: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Notes & reviews
- Twins challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld.