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Minnesota Twins @ 
Kansas City Royals
2023-07-30 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 13752 · 87°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:25
Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 2–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Freddy Fermin homers (6) on a line drive to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Maikel Garcia doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Willi Castro. Nicky Lopez scores — worth 13% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Ryan Yarbrough L: Kenta Maeda SV: Carlos Hernandez
Umpires — HP: Alan Porter · 1B: Jeremy Riggs · 2B: Mike Muchlinski · 3B: Sean Barber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlos Correa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Donovan Solano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Byron Buxton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Farmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Polanco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willi Castro | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Christian Vazquez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Wallner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Edouard Julien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Max Kepler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Gallo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Freddy Fermin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Drew Waters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dairon Blanco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenta Maeda | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
 Dylan Floro | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Emilio Pagan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Griffin Jax | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Yarbrough | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
 Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Carlos Correa: 9/F9L
- Donovan Solano: S7/L7
- Byron Buxton: 9/F9
- Kyle Farmer: K
Bot 1
- Maikel Garcia: 3/L34
- Bobby Witt: K
- MJ Melendez: K
Top 2
- Jorge Polanco: 3/F3F/FL
- Willi Castro: S7/G56
- Christian Vazquez: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Bot 2
- Salvador Perez: 3/F3F/FL
- Michael Massey: K
- Freddy Fermin: HR/L78XD
- Drew Waters: 3/L3+
Top 3
- Michael Taylor: K
- Matt Wallner: HR/F9LD
- Carlos Correa: S7/L7+
- Donovan Solano: K
- Byron Buxton: K
Bot 3
- Dairon Blanco: 8/F8D
- Nicky Lopez: S7/L78
- Maikel Garcia: D7/L78XD.1-H
- Bobby Witt: 8/F8S
- MJ Melendez: 43/G34
Top 4
- Kyle Farmer: S8/L78+
- Jorge Polanco: 9/F9LD
- Willi Castro: 9/L9D
- Christian Vazquez: 8/L8
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: K
- Michael Massey: W
- Freddy Fermin: K+SB2
- Drew Waters: W
- Dairon Blanco: S6/G6M.2-3;1-2
- Nicky Lopez: 8/F8D
Top 5
- Michael Taylor: 9/F9LS
- Matt Wallner: 6/L6D
- Carlos Correa: 53/G56
Bot 5
- Maikel Garcia: 9/F89
- Bobby Witt: K
- MJ Melendez: K
Top 6
- Donovan Solano: 6/L56
- Byron Buxton: D7/L7L+
- Kyle Farmer: 63/G6
- Jorge Polanco: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Salvador Perez: 13/G2-
- Michael Massey: 6/P4D
- Freddy Fermin: 63/G6
Top 7
- Willi Castro: S9/L9S
- Christian Vazquez: 8/L8D
- Michael Taylor: 36(1)/FO/G3S.B-1
- Matt Wallner: K
Bot 7
- Drew Waters: 5/F5F/FL
- Dairon Blanco: 8/F8XD
- Nicky Lopez: 7/L7
Top 8
- Carlos Correa: K
- Edouard Julien: 7/L7
- Byron Buxton: K
Bot 8
- Maikel Garcia: 43/G4
- Bobby Witt: S9/L9D+
- MJ Melendez: S49/G34.1-3
- Salvador Perez: HP.1-2
- Michael Massey: 32(3)3/GDP/G34
Top 9
- Max Kepler: K
- Jorge Polanco: W
- Willi Castro: 8/F8D
- Joey Gallo: K