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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2022-05-28 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 22249 · 79°F, cloudy · Wind 19 mph from RF · 3:12
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 7–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (11) on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Andrew Benintendi scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Whit Merrifield doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Nicky Lopez scores — worth 15% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
W: Brady Singer L: Chris Archer SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Adam Beck · 1B: Ryan Additon · 2B: Bill Welke · 3B: Jordan Baker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Santana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Emmanuel Rivera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Byron Buxton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Arraez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Correa | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Polanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Max Kepler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Trevor Larnach | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Gary Sanchez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gio Urshela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Garlick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Jeffers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Singer | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
 Gabe Speier | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dylan Coleman | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Archer | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Minaya | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Jovani Moran | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6
- Andrew Benintendi: D8/F89XD+
- Bobby Witt: D8/G6+.2-H
- Salvador Perez: FC/G6.2X3(65);B-1
- MJ Melendez: 43/G3D
Bot 1
- Byron Buxton: D9/L9
- Luis Arraez: K
- Carlos Correa: K
- Jorge Polanco: 8/F8XD+
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: 53/G56
- Carlos Santana: 8/F8XD
- Emmanuel Rivera: 4/F89S
Bot 2
- Max Kepler: K
- Trevor Larnach: HR/F78XD+
- Gary Sanchez: K
- Gio Urshela: 8/L89D
Top 3
- Nicky Lopez: 23/G2-
- Whit Merrifield: 13/G1S
- Andrew Benintendi: S8/L8
- Bobby Witt: D7/L7D+.1-H;B-3
- Salvador Perez: 8/F89XD
Bot 3
- Nick Gordon: K
- Byron Buxton: 53/G56S
- Luis Arraez: S8/L8
- Carlos Correa: S9/G4+.1-2
- Jorge Polanco: 3/P3F/FL
Top 4
- MJ Melendez: 8/F8XD+
- Hunter Dozier: S1/G4MS+
- Carlos Santana: K
- Emmanuel Rivera: WP.1-2
- Emmanuel Rivera: S9/L89S.2-H
- Nicky Lopez: E4/TH/G34.1-2;B-1
- Whit Merrifield: D8/F9D.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Andrew Benintendi: 7/F7L
Bot 4
- Max Kepler: 63/G6M
- Trevor Larnach: 3/G3+
- Gary Sanchez: 13/G1S
Top 5
- Bobby Witt: 4/F8S
- Salvador Perez: 4/L6D
- MJ Melendez: 43/G34
Bot 5
- Gio Urshela: K
- Nick Gordon: 31/G3
- Byron Buxton: K
Top 6
- Hunter Dozier: S7/G6M
- Carlos Santana: 9/F9LS
- Emmanuel Rivera: K
- Nicky Lopez: W.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G56S
Bot 6
- Luis Arraez: S9/L89
- Carlos Correa: K
- Jorge Polanco: 6/P6D
- Kyle Garlick: S8/L8XD+.1-3
- Trevor Larnach: W.1-2
- Ryan Jeffers: S8/G4M+.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Gio Urshela: 9/F89
Top 7
- Andrew Benintendi: 43/G34D+
- Bobby Witt: D5/L5D
- Salvador Perez: HP
- MJ Melendez: 13/G2-.2-3;1-2
- Hunter Dozier: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H
- Carlos Santana: W.1-2
- Emmanuel Rivera: K
Bot 7
- Nick Gordon: S9/L89
- Byron Buxton: 9/F9S
- Luis Arraez: K
- Carlos Correa: S9/G34.1-2
- Jorge Polanco: 43/G34+
Top 8
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G4
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G56
- Andrew Benintendi: K
Bot 8
- Kyle Garlick: 9/F9S
- Trevor Larnach: W
- Ryan Jeffers: 9/F9L
- Gio Urshela: 53/G56S
Top 9
- Bobby Witt: K
- Salvador Perez: S8/L8D+
- MJ Melendez: K+SB2
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 9
- Nick Gordon: K
- Byron Buxton: 4/F6MD
- Luis Arraez: S8/L8S
- Carlos Correa: S7/L7.1-3
- Jorge Polanco: DI.1-2
- Jorge Polanco: W
- Kyle Garlick: 8/F78XD
Notes & reviews
- Twins right fielder Max Kepler left the game due to an injured leg.