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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
2023-07-04 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 25033 · 79°F, overcast · Wind 9 mph to CF · 2:20
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 9–3. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Max Kepler singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Byron Buxton scores. Alex Kirilloff to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Max Kepler homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Correa scores. Donovan Solano scores — worth 20% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
W: Kenta Maeda L: Zack Greinke SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Mark Ripperger · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Dan Bellino · 3B: Shane Livensparger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Pratto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dairon Blanco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlos Correa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Donovan Solano | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Byron Buxton | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Kirilloff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Max Kepler | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Miranda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willi Castro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Christian Vazquez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Kyle Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joey Gallo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Greinke | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 Nick Wittgren | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Jonathan Heasley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenta Maeda | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
 Oliver Ortega | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Lopez | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: K
- Nick Pratto: K.BX1(23)
Bot 1
- Carlos Correa: K
- Donovan Solano: 13/G4MS
- Byron Buxton: S8/G6M
- Alex Kirilloff: HP.1-2
- Max Kepler: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
- Jose Miranda: 43/G34
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: W
- MJ Melendez: 8/F8S
- Kyle Isbel: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Bot 2
- Willi Castro: 3/G3
- Christian Vazquez: 43/G34
- Michael Taylor: K
Top 3
- Michael Massey: K
- Dairon Blanco: 53/G6S
- Nicky Lopez: 6/L6MD
Bot 3
- Carlos Correa: S9/L9+
- Donovan Solano: D8/L8XD+.1-3
- Byron Buxton: 5/L5
- Alex Kirilloff: 53/G56S-
- Max Kepler: HR/F8XD+.3-H;2-H
- Jose Miranda: 43/G4
Top 4
- Maikel Garcia: E5/G56S.B-1
- Bobby Witt: HR/L78XD+.1-H(UR)
- Nick Pratto: K
- Salvador Perez: K
- MJ Melendez: S9/G3+
- Kyle Isbel: 8/F8
Bot 4
- Willi Castro: 7/F78S
- Christian Vazquez: 53/G56
- Michael Taylor: 13/G23-
Top 5
- Michael Massey: S9/G3+
- Dairon Blanco: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
- Nicky Lopez: 8/F89XD
Bot 5
- Carlos Correa: 53/G6S
- Donovan Solano: HR/F9LD+
- Byron Buxton: HR/F7LD
- Alex Kirilloff: 7/F7LS
- Max Kepler: K
Top 6
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: 63/G56+
- Nick Pratto: 9/L89
Bot 6
- Jose Miranda: 6/P6D
- Willi Castro: 7/F7D
- Christian Vazquez: 8/L8D
Top 7
- Salvador Perez: 4/P4MS
- MJ Melendez: K
- Kyle Isbel: K
Bot 7
- Michael Taylor: K
- Carlos Correa: 9/F9D
- Donovan Solano: D7/L7LD+
- Byron Buxton: S6/G6.2-3
- Alex Kirilloff: SB2
- Alex Kirilloff: S8/G4.3-H;2-H
- Max Kepler: W.1-2
- Kyle Farmer: HP.2-3;1-2
- Willi Castro: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Christian Vazquez: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Top 8
- Michael Massey: 3/P3
- Dairon Blanco: 53/G56
- Nicky Lopez: 13/G23
Bot 8
- Michael Taylor: K
- Carlos Correa: 8/F8
- Joey Gallo: K
Top 9
- Maikel Garcia: S9/G4
- Bobby Witt: S9/L89D.1-3
- Nick Pratto: 9/SF/F89XD.3-H
- Salvador Perez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Notes & reviews
- Twins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned.