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Minnesota Twins @ 
Kansas City Royals
2023-07-28 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 23022 · 97°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph R to L · 3:17
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 8–5. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 3rd — Kyle Isbel homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 4th — Joey Gallo strikes out swinging. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — MJ Melendez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 10th — Kyle Farmer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Matt Wallner scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 10th — Bobby Witt Jr. hits a grand slam (17) to left center field. Kyle Isbel scores. Nicky Lopez scores. Maikel Garcia scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 10th: Bobby Witt Jr. hits a grand slam (17) to left center field. Kyle Isbel scores. Nicky Lopez scores. Maikel Garcia scores — worth 45% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
W: Taylor Clarke L: Jhoan Duran SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Mike Muchlinski · 1B: Sean Barber · 2B: Alan Porter · 3B: Jeremy Riggs · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlos Correa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Edouard Julien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Kirilloff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Max Kepler | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Wallner | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Willi Castro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Ryan Jeffers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Gallo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Donovan Solano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Byron Buxton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Farmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddy Fermin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Waters | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Nicky Lopez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sonny Gray | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Emilio Pagan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jovani Moran | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dylan Floro | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Griffin Jax | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhoan Duran | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Singer | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
 Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Cox | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Carlos Correa: K
- Edouard Julien: HP
- Alex Kirilloff: K
- Max Kepler: 31/G34S
Bot 1
- Maikel Garcia: 9/L9LD
- Bobby Witt: S9/F9LS
- MJ Melendez: PO1(13)
- MJ Melendez: 7/F78D
Top 2
- Jorge Polanco: K
- Matt Wallner: 31/G34
- Willi Castro: 13/G4S
Bot 2
- Salvador Perez: 5/L5
- Freddy Fermin: K
- Michael Massey: 43/G3
Top 3
- Ryan Jeffers: S7/G6
- Joey Gallo: K
- Carlos Correa: W.1-2
- Edouard Julien: 8/L78D+
- Alex Kirilloff: K
Bot 3
- Kyle Isbel: HR/F9D
- Drew Waters: K.BX1(23)
- Nicky Lopez: 3/G3
- Maikel Garcia: 9/F9
Top 4
- Max Kepler: D9/L9D+
- Jorge Polanco: K
- Matt Wallner: K
- Willi Castro: W
- Ryan Jeffers: S8/L8+.2-H;1-3
- Joey Gallo: SBH;SB2
- Joey Gallo: K
Bot 4
- Bobby Witt: K
- MJ Melendez: K
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9D
Top 5
- Carlos Correa: D9/G3
- Edouard Julien: K
- Alex Kirilloff: K
- Max Kepler: 3E1/G3.2-3;B-1
- Jorge Polanco: HP.1-2
- Matt Wallner: 31/G3
Bot 5
- Freddy Fermin: 9/L9LD
- Michael Massey: 5/P5DF/FL
- Kyle Isbel: 1/P23
Top 6
- Willi Castro: K
- Ryan Jeffers: 53/G5
- Joey Gallo: S8/G4M
- Carlos Correa: 7/F2
Bot 6
- Drew Waters: K
- Nicky Lopez: 63/G4M
- Maikel Garcia: T9/F9D
- Bobby Witt: D7/F78XD.3-H
- MJ Melendez: S9/L89+.2-H
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5
Top 7
- Edouard Julien: 31/G3
- Donovan Solano: 53/G56
- Max Kepler: K
Bot 7
- Freddy Fermin: K
- Michael Massey: 3/L3D+
- Kyle Isbel: 43/G34
Top 8
- Jorge Polanco: 8/F8XD
- Matt Wallner: K
- Willi Castro: W
- Ryan Jeffers: 8/F8
Bot 8
- Drew Waters: S7/G6
- Nicky Lopez: 14/SH/BG23.1-2
- Maikel Garcia: 3/P3SF/FL
- Bobby Witt: S8/G6M.2-H
- MJ Melendez: SB2
- MJ Melendez: 8/F8D
Top 9
- Byron Buxton: S8/L78D+
- Carlos Correa: 43/G34.1-2
- Edouard Julien: W
- Donovan Solano: HP.2-3;1-2
- Max Kepler: 4/P34
- Jorge Polanco: D9/L9LS.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Matt Wallner: 7/F7
Bot 9
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5
- Freddy Fermin: S7/G56
- Michael Massey: 8/F8D
- Kyle Isbel: SB2
- Kyle Isbel: 1/G3S
Top 10
- Willi Castro: 4/P4
- Ryan Jeffers: K
- Kyle Farmer: S8/G6M.2-H(UR)
- Carlos Correa: CS2(14)
Bot 10
- Drew Waters: K.BX1(23)
- Nicky Lopez: SB3
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Maikel Garcia: SB2
- Maikel Garcia: W
- Bobby Witt: HR/L7D.3-H(UR);2-H;1-H
Notes & reviews
- Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was overturned.
- Matt Wallner starts inning at 2nd base.
- Kyle Isbel starts inning at 2nd base.