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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2022-05-29 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 27195 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph R to L · 3:05
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 7–3. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 3rd — Gio Urshela homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Byron Buxton scores. Luis Arraez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Gio Urshela homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Byron Buxton scores. Luis Arraez scores — worth 27% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
W: Sonny Gray L: Zack Greinke SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ryan Additon · 1B: Bill Welke · 2B: Jordan Baker · 3B: Adam Beck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Emmanuel Rivera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Byron Buxton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Correa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Arraez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Polanco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gio Urshela | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Garlick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Royce Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor Larnach | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Jeffers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nick Gordon | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Greinke | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
 Ronald Bolanos | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Peacock | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sonny Gray | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Griffin Jax | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Emilio Pagan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F89XD
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/L8D
- Bobby Witt: K.BX1(23)
Bot 1
- Byron Buxton: W
- Carlos Correa: 54(1)/FO/G56S.B-1
- Luis Arraez: 6/P56D
- Jorge Polanco: W.1-2
- Gio Urshela: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: 5/L5+
- MJ Melendez: S6/G4S-
- Hunter Dozier: 7/F78
- Carlos Santana: 43/G3D
Bot 2
- Kyle Garlick: 53/G56
- Royce Lewis: 7/F7
- Trevor Larnach: S8/F8
- Ryan Jeffers: K
Top 3
- Emmanuel Rivera: 8/F8XD+
- Nicky Lopez: 13/G4MS-
- Whit Merrifield: K
Bot 3
- Byron Buxton: S6/G6M
- Carlos Correa: 7/F7LS
- Luis Arraez: S7/G6.1-2
- Jorge Polanco: 7/F78
- Gio Urshela: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
- Kyle Garlick: 3/P3
Top 4
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8XD
Bot 4
- Nick Gordon: HR/F89XD
- Trevor Larnach: HR/F7D
- Ryan Jeffers: 8/F89XD+
- Byron Buxton: 53/G56S
- Carlos Correa: K
Top 5
- MJ Melendez: K
- Hunter Dozier: 63/G6
- Carlos Santana: 9/L9D
Bot 5
- Luis Arraez: 43/G34
- Jorge Polanco: 43/G34
- Gio Urshela: 63/G6
Top 6
- Emmanuel Rivera: 63/G6
- Nicky Lopez: 7/F78S
- Whit Merrifield: 23/G2-
Bot 6
- Kyle Garlick: 7/F7LS
- Nick Gordon: D8/F89XD
- Trevor Larnach: D7/F7LS.2-H
- Ryan Jeffers: 5/P5SF-/FL
- Byron Buxton: WP.2-3
- Byron Buxton: HP
- Carlos Correa: 43/G34+
Top 7
- Andrew Benintendi: S8/L89
- Bobby Witt: K
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9LD
- MJ Melendez: D9/L89XD.1-H;B-3
- Hunter Dozier: S9/L9.3-H
- Carlos Santana: WP.1-2
- Carlos Santana: W
- Emmanuel Rivera: K
Bot 7
- Luis Arraez: S7/L7LS
- Jorge Polanco: S9/L9D+.1-3
- Gio Urshela: K
- Kyle Garlick: D7/G5.3-H;1-3
- Nick Gordon: PO3(25)
- Nick Gordon: 31/G3
Top 8
- Nicky Lopez: S8/L78D+
- Whit Merrifield: BK.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Andrew Benintendi: S9/L9LD+.2-H
- Bobby Witt: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 8
- Trevor Larnach: K
- Ryan Jeffers: W
- Byron Buxton: 54(1)/FO/G56S.B-1
- Carlos Correa: K
Top 9
- MJ Melendez: 4/L34D+
- Hunter Dozier: D5/F7LS
- Carlos Santana: 63/G4+.2-3
- Emmanuel Rivera: 53/G6S+
Notes & reviews
- Twins challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld.
- Twins center fielder Royce Lewis left the game due to an injured knee.
- Twins pitcher Sonny Gray left the game due to an injured arm.